Bilingual couples talk : the discursive construction of hybridity /

This sociolinguistic study of the linguistic practices of bilingual couples describes the conditions, processes and results of private language contact. It is based on a unique corpus of more than 20 hours of private conversations between partners in bilingual marriages. Adding to its breadth of cov...

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Main Author: Piller, Ingrid, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2002
Series:Studies in bilingualism ; v. 25.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Bilingual Couples Talk; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Transcription; Chapter 1: Researching bilingual couple talk; Chapter 2: What we know; Chapter 3: "It needs to be natural"; Chapter 4: The couples; Chapter 5: "I speak English very well"; Chapter 6: "We speak bilingually"; Chapter 7: "We are citizens of the world"; Chapter 8: "Talk is essential"; Chapter 9: "The doors of Europe will be open to them"; Chapter 10: "I'm a hybrid"; Notes; References; Couples index; Name and subject index; Studies in Bilingualism.