Code-Switching at the Interfaces

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5900518
AutoresAntje Muntendam (0000-0002-0842-1681, Florida State University, autor correspondente), Marie-Paule Couto (0000-0001-7306-3393, Universidade de Vigo, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume9
Fascículo8
Páginas258
Data de publicação2024-07-25
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLanguages (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/languages9080258
OpenAlexW4400982482
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas57

One characteristic of multilingual speakers is that in everyday life, they may integrate elements from their languages in the same sentence or discourse, a practice known as code-switching. This paper examines code-switching at the interfaces, in particular as related to information structure. Despite the fact that a core question of modern linguistic theory is how syntactic and information-structural theories interact in accounting for licensing of different grammatical phenomena, there has been relatively little literature on code-switching and information structure. In this paper, we provide an overview of the available literature on code-switching across different language combinations, focusing in particular on subject pronoun-verb switches, ellipsis, light verbs, topic/focus particles, and code-switching between sign languages. We argue that the study of the interplay between information structure and code-switching sheds light on our understanding of multilingual grammars and language competence more generally. In this regard, we discuss theoretical and methodological considerations to guide future studies

Code (set theory · Code-switching · Linguistics · Programming language · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Multilingual Education and Policy · Speech and dialogue systems