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ERIC Number: EJ407101
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Code-Switching: A Natural Phenomenon vs Language "Deficiency."
Cheng, Li-Rong; Butler, Katharine
World Englishes, v8 n3 p293-309 Win 1989
Proposes that code switching (CS) and code mixing are natural phenomena that may result in increased competency in various communicative contexts. Both assets and deficits of CS are analyzed, and an ethnographic approach to the variable underlying CS is recommended. (32 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis, English, Ethnography, Grammar, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Longitudinal Studies, Preschool Children, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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