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ERIC Number: EJ407109
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Code Switching and Code-Mixing as a Communicative Strategy in Multilingual Discourse.
Tay, Mary W. J.
World Englishes, v8 n3 p407-17 Win 1989
Examines how code switching and mixing are used as communication strategies in multilingual communities and discusses how to establish solidarity and rapport in multilingual discourse. Examples from the main languages spoken in Singapore--English, Mandarin, Hokkien, and Teochew--are used. (Author/OD)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Chinese, Code Switching (Language), Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, English, Foreign Countries, Language Research, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing, Multilingualism, Sociolinguistics, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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