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Towards a uniform approach to code-switching and borrowing

Treffers-Daller, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6575-6736 (1991) Towards a uniform approach to code-switching and borrowing. In: ESF Network on Codeswitching and language contact, g. (ed.) Papers for the workshop on constraints, conditions and models. European Science Foundation, Strasbourg, pp. 259-279.

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Abstract/Summary

This is one of the first papers in which arguments are given to treat code-switching and borrowing as similar phenomena. It is argued that it is theoretically undesirable to distinguish both phenomena, and empirically very problematic. A probabilistic account of code-switching and a hierarchy of switched constituents (similar to hierarchies of borrowability) are proposed which account for the fact that some constituents are more likely to be borrowed/switched than others. It is argued that the same kinds of constraints apply to both code-switching and borrowing.

Item Type:Book or Report Section
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Institute of Education > Language and Literacy in Education
ID Code:29333
Uncontrolled Keywords:code-switching, borrowing, French, Dutch
Additional Information:There is not a single editor for this volume.
Publisher:European Science Foundation

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