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Language Selection and Switching in Strasbourg (Hardcover)
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Language Selection and Switching in Strasbourg (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Studies in Language Contact
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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 of the 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 to its own national and linguistic identity. Today most of
the population still speak a Germanic dialect, alternating with
French which is the language of public life, education, and the
media. The author lived in Strasbourg from 1981 to 1988. She
describes this exemplar of code-switching not only as a linguist,
but also as someone attuned to the many layers of significance
which this mode of speech has in the Alsatian community.
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