Bilingual Speech: A Typology of Code-Mixing
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the different ways in which bilingual speakers switch from one language to another in the course of conversation. Pieter Muysken identifies three distinct patterns of mixing and explores how different mixing strategies depend on the contrasting grammatical properties of the languages involved, the degree of bilingual competence of the speaker and various social factors. The book synthesizes a vast array of recent research in a rapidly growing field...
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In depth analysis of different types of language-mixing among bilingual speakers.
1. The study of code-mixing; 2. Differences and similarities between languages; 3. Insertion; 4. Alternation; 5. Congruent lexicalization; 6. Function words; 7. Bilingual verbs; 8. Variation in mixing patterns; 9. Bilingual speech and language contact.
