Second-generation speech : Lexicon, code-switching and morpho-syntax of Croatian-English bilinguals

Jim Hlavac

ISBN 10: 3906770060 / ISBN 13: 9783906770062

Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang, 2003

Beschreibung

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book examines the Croatian speech of 100 Croatian-English bilingual adults in Melbourne. The focus of this study is directed at the transference of English words and forms in otherwise Croatian speech. An examination of English-origin forms, whether single or multiple items, is matched against various contemporary models of code-switching. Furthermore, grammatical structures divergent from those found in homeland Croatian are presented. They reveal possible consequences of contact-induced language change. As such, this work represents a recent contribution to the study of code-switching and languages in contact.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783906770062

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Second-generation speech : Lexicon, code-switching and morpho-syntax of Croatian-English bilinguals
• Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 3906770060
• ISBN-13: 9783906770062
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu

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Inhaltsangabe

This book examines the Croatian speech of 100 Croatian-English bilingual adults in Melbourne. The focus of this study is directed at the transference of English words and forms in otherwise Croatian speech. An examination of English-origin forms, whether single or multiple items, is matched against various contemporary models of code-switching. Furthermore, grammatical structures divergent from those found in homeland Croatian are presented. They reveal possible consequences of contact-induced language change. As such, this work represents a recent contribution to the study of code-switching and languages in contact.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

The Author: Jim Hlavac BA (Hons), Dip. Ed., Grad. Dip., Ph.D. is a Research Associate in the Linguistics Program of the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, Melbourne.