Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. I-IV I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. Section 1 General issues and new frontiers
5. Codeswitching, codemixing, and code alternation: What a difference 15
6. Codeswitching: An unequal partnership? 25
7. Conveying a broader message through bilingual discourse: An attempt at Contrastive Codes witching research 51
8. Section 2 Language norms and models and how to describe them
9. Taxonomic or functional models in the description of codeswitching? Evidence from Mandinka and Wolof in African contact situations 79
10. Structural uniformities vs. community differences in codeswitching 91
11. Meaning and form in code-switching 109
12. The relationship between form and function in written national language–English codeswitching: Evidence from Mexico, Spain, and Bulgaria 125
13. Section 3 Patterns and styles in codeswitching
14. Banana split? Variations in language choice and code-switching patterns of two groups of British-born Chinese in Tyneside 153
15. Variability in code-switching styles: Turkish–German code-switching patterns 177
16. Section 4 The historical perspective: Genetics and language shift
17. Is genetic connection relevant in code-switching? Evidence from South Asian languages 201
18. Codeswitching as an indicator for language shift? Evidence from Sardinian–Italian bilingualism 221
19. Bibliography 249
20. Index 263