Language Selection and Switching in Strasbourg

by Penelope Gardner-Chloros

The term 'code-switching' is used to describe the mixing of different language varieties which often results from language contact. Penelope Gardner-Chloros presents the first full-length study of code-switching in a European context. Throughout history, Alsace has been a meeting point ofthe Roman and Germanic worlds. In spite of its marked regional character, it has been alternately claimed by France and Germany, each anxious to assimilate the region...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198249934
• ISBN13: 9780198249931
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 118.00 lbs.