Second-generation speech

Lexicon, code-switching and morpho-syntax of Croatian-English bilinguals

von Jim Hlavac

366 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• ISBN: 9783906770062
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.06.2003
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang Group AG, International Academic Publishers