An Examination of Code-Switching Among Isekiri-English Bilinguals

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dc.contributor.authorAdokpaye, Adokpaye, Thelma,
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-13T16:30:15Z
dc.date.available2023-05-13T16:30:15Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.description156Pen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study set out to examine the Socio-linguistic constraints on conversational code-switching among educated Isekiri-English bilinguals living in Lagos. It was carried out with the primary aim being, to distinguish the social factors motivating the bilingual's code-switching and to establish the linguistic constraints on the code-switching. This study was carried out with the aid of a preliminary 4 weeks of field observation of participants in different settings and interactions followed up with 4 hours and 20 minutes of tare recordings of naturally occurring conversation between participants. A detailed analysis of the recorded conversations was carried out to establish the nature of Isekiri-English bilingual codeswitching;. Constraints on the switching was attributed to both linguistic and social factors. From this exercise, the varieties of code-switching, the matrix language, word classes and categories of items, the grammatical rules and the number of grammars involved in the code-switching situation were determined. Finally, suggestions were given as to the possibility of establishing a universal grammar for code-switching by comparing the findings in this investigation with those or other people who have worked in this area of language contact.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdokpaye, A.T(1985)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.oauife.edu.ng/123456789/5264
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherObafemi Awolowo Universityen_US
dc.subjectLinguisticsen_US
dc.subjectBilingualen_US
dc.subjectCode-swithchingen_US
dc.subjectGrammaren_US
dc.titleAn Examination of Code-Switching Among Isekiri-English Bilingualsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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