Title | Igbo-English Intrasentential Codeswitching and the Matrix Language Frame model |
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Authors | Ihemere, K. |
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Editors | Payne, D.L., Pacchiarotti, S. and Bosire, M. |
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Type | Conference paper |
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Abstract | This paper uses some data from Igbo-English intrasentential codeswitching involving mixed nominal expressions to test the Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model. The MLF model is one of the most highly influential frameworks used successfully in the study of grammatical aspects of codeswitching. Three principles associated with it, the Matrix Language Principle, the Asymmetry Principle and the Uniform Structure Principle, were tested on data collected from informal conversations by educated adult Igbo-English bilinguals resident in Port Harcourt. The results of the analyses suggest general support for the three principles and for identifying Igbo-English as a ‘classic’ case of codeswitching. |
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Keywords | Igbo, Codeswitching, Matrix Language Frame model |
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Year | 2015 |
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Conference | 46th Annual Conference on African Linguistics |
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Publisher | Language Science Press |
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Publication dates |
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Published | 23 Jan 2017 |
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Journal citation | p. 539–558 |
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Book title | Diversity in African languages: Selected papers from the 46th Annual Conference on African Linguistics |
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ISBN | 9781542598224 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.17169/langsci.b121.498 |
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Web address (URL) | http://langsci-press.org/catalog/view/121/498/579-2 |
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License | CC BY 4.0 |
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