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Book: A Short Introduction to the Study of Language

Chapter: Bilingualism

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.35940

Blurb:

1 Introduction
2 Models of Bilingualism
2.1 Unitary Language System Hypothesis
Three Stages of Bilingual Development
Language Mixing
2.2 Independent Development Hypothesis
3 Code-Switching
3.1 Code-switching is Rule-governed
3.2 Why do Bilinguals Code-switch?
Changing the Topic
Marking Quotations
Follow the Leader
Checking Listeners’ Opinion
Changing the Story Structure
4. Conclusion
References
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