TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ihemere,Kelechukwu U.
TI  - Codeswitching in Igbo-English bilingualism: a Matrix Language Frame account 
SN  - 9781474278164
AV  - P115.5.A358 
U1  - 306.44/60966 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Bloomsbury Academic
KW  - Code switching (Linguistics)
KW  - Africa, West
KW  - Languages in contact
KW  - Igbo language
KW  - Grammar, Comparative
KW  - English
KW  - English language
KW  - Igbo
KW  - Foreign elements
KW  - Influence on English
KW  - Influence on Igbo
KW  - Multilingualism
KW  - Changement de code (Linguistique)
KW  - Afrique occidentale
KW  - Langues en contact
KW  - Multilinguisme
KW  - Linguistics
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Sociolinguistics
KW  - Bilingualism & multilingualism
KW  - Grammar, syntax & morphology
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
KW  - Syntax
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Phonetics & Phonology
KW  - General
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - Cultural Policy
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Cultural
KW  - Popular Culture
KW  - fast
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Ibo-Sprache
KW  - gnd
KW  - Englisch
KW  - Sprachwechsel
KW  - Sprachkontakt
KW  - Languages
KW  - Langues
KW  - West Africa
KW  - Westafrika
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover page; Halftitle page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Symbols; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The linguistic dimension; 1.2 The sociolinguistic dimension; 1.3 Grammatical studies of codeswitching in West Africa; 1.4 Context of the research; 1.5 Aims and organization of the book; 2 Studying the Grammar of Codeswitching; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Equivalence Constraint; 2.3 The Free Morpheme Constraint; 2.4 The Government Constraint; 2.5 The Functional Head Constraint; 2.6 The Minimalist Approach; 2.7 Conclusion3 Theoretical Framework; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Matrix Language Frame model; 3.3 The role of congruence in codeswitching; 3.4 Conclusion; 4 Comparison of Aspects of Igbo and English Grammars; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Igbo orthography; 4.3 Morphophonology; 4.4 Lexical and grammatical categories; 4.5. Conclusion; 5 Methodology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Sampling procedure; 5.3 Data collection strategy; 5.4 Unit of analysis; 5.5 Igbo-English: Codeswitching or borrowing?; 5.6 The bilingual data; 5.7 Conclusion; 6 Embedded Language Single Words: Nouns and Adjectives; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Testing the Matrix Language Principle6.3 Quantitative analysis; 6.4 Summary and conclusion; 7 Embedded Language Single Words: Verbs; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Insertion by verbal infl ectional morphology; 7.3 Insertion by PSC and verbal infl ectional morphology; 7.4 Vowel harmony between EL verbs and ML bound morphemes; 7.5 Bare EL verbs in Igbo-English codeswitching; 7.6 Quantitative analysis; 7.7 Summary and conclusion; 8 Embedded Language Islands; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Internal EL islands; 8.3 Non-internal EL islands; 8.4 Testing the AP; 8.5 The USP; 8.6 Motivations for EL islands; 8.7 Summary and conclusion9 Concluding Remarks and Implications; 9.1 The goal; 9.2 Igbo-English codeswitching and other classic cases; 9.3 Igbo-English: some problematic examples and suggested solutions; 9.4 The codeswitching versus borrowing debate; 9.5 Conclusion; APPENDIX A Sample Interview Protocol; APPENDIX B Summary of Findings from the Interview Protocol; Notes; References; Index
N2  - "Codeswitching occurs when multilingual speakers embed elements of more than one language into the dominant (or Matrix) language within individual utterances of conversation. Igbo-English Bilingualism explores the syntax of bilingual codeswitching between the Benue-Congo African language of Igbo and English. Within the framework of Myers-Scotton's highly influential Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model, Kelechukwu Ihemere explores the notion of asymmetry in Igbo-English codeswitching, arguing that the two languages do not contribute equally in the creation of mixed utterances. In the abstract interaction between the two grammars, the Matrix language is more activated than the Embedded language, resulting in either monolingual Igbo discourse or discourse with an Igbo morphosyntactic frame but with English insertions. Using both linguistic and quantitative analyses, this book uniquely investigates the governing principles and restrictions on bilingual clauses and grammatical codeswitching in the context of a West African language and English. Providing a detailed descriptive and theoretical investigation of Igbo-English data and a deeper analysis of the MLF model, this book will be of interest to anyone working in the fields of comparative syntax, bilingualism and contact linguistics"--
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