Codeswitching in Igbo-English bilingualism : (Record no. 15002)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02865cam a2200301 i 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781474278164 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781474278157 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306.44/60966 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Ihemere, Kelechukwu U. |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Codeswitching in Igbo-English bilingualism : |
| Remainder of title | a Matrix Language Frame account / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Kelechukwu Ihemere. |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | London ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Bloomsbury Academic, |
| Year of publication or production | 2016. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 1 online resource. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and symbols -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Studying the grammar of codeswitching -- 3. Theoretical framework -- 4. Comparison of aspects of Igbo and English grammars -- 5. Methodology -- 6. Embedded language single words: Nouns and Adjectives -- 7. Embedded language single words: Verbs -- 8. Embedded language islands -- 9. Concluding remarks and implications -- Notes -- Appendix A: Sample interview schedule protocol -- Appendix B: Summary of findings from the interview protocol -- References -- Index. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Codeswitching occurs when multilingual speakers embed elements of more than one language into the dominant (or Matrix) language within individual utterances of conversation. Igbo-English Bilingualism explores the syntax of bilingual codeswitching between the Benue-Congo African language of Igbo and English. Within the framework of Myers-Scotton's highly influential Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model, Kelechukwu Ihemere explores the notion of asymmetry in Igbo-English codeswitching, arguing that the two languages do not contribute equally in the creation of mixed utterances. In the abstract interaction between the two grammars, the Matrix language is more activated than the Embedded language, resulting in either monolingual Igbo discourse or discourse with an Igbo morphosyntactic frame but with English insertions. Using both linguistic and quantitative analyses, this book uniquely investigates the governing principles and restrictions on bilingual clauses and grammatical codeswitching in the context of a West African language and English. Providing a detailed descriptive and theoretical investigation of Igbo-English data and a deeper analysis of the MLF model, this book will be of interest to anyone working in the fields of comparative syntax, bilingualism and contact linguistics"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Code switching (Linguistics) |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Languages in contact |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Igbo language |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Igbo language |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Igbo language |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Multilingualism |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Minna Study Centre | Minna Study Centre | 02/11/2025 | P115.5 .I34 2016 | 0193473 | Books |
| Minna Study Centre | Minna Study Centre | 02/11/2025 | P115.5 .I34 2016 | 0193474 | Books |