In this course we will study code-switching, the alternation between two or more languages (or two or more varieties of a language) within the same discourse. We will relate code-switching to both individual and societal multilingualism, investigate the phenomenon from a structural perspective as well from sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives, see how theories of code-switching have developed over time, and apply a variety of theoretical perspectives to the analysis of examples of code switching involving a variety of language pairs.
- Course owner: Dr. phil. George Smith
Semester: SuTerm 2024