Codeswitching in Igbo-English bilingualism : a Matrix Language Frame account /

Codeswitching in Igbo-English bilingualism : a Matrix Language Frame account / Kelechukwu Ihemere.

"Codeswitching occurs when multilingual speakers embed elements of more than one language into the dominant (or Matrix) language within individual utterances of conversation. Igbo-English Bilingualism explores the syntax of bilingual codeswitching between the Benue-Congo African language of Igb...

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Main Author: Ihemere, Kelechukwu U. (Kelechukwu Uchechukwu) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Subjects:
Code switching (Linguistics) > Africa, West.
Languages in contact > Africa, West.
Igbo language > Grammar, Comparative > English.
English language > Grammar, Comparative > Igbo.
Igbo language > Foreign elements > English.
English language > Foreign elements > Igbo.
Igbo language > Influence on English.
English language > Influence on Igbo.
Multilingualism > Africa, West.
Africa, West > Languages.
Table of Contents:
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  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations and symbols
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Studying the grammar of codeswitching
  • 3. Theoretical framework
  • 4. Comparison of aspects of Igbo and English grammars
  • 5. Methodology
  • 6. Embedded language single words: Nouns and Adjectives
  • 7. Embedded language single words: Verbs
  • 8. Embedded language islands
  • 9. Concluding remarks and implications
  • Notes
  • Appendix A: Sample interview schedule protocol
  • Appendix B: Summary of findings from the interview protocol
  • References
  • Index.

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