Argues that if the underlying linguistic competence of code switchers -- people who switch back and forth between languages, dialects, or levels of formality -- is the same as that of monolinguals for the languages they use, then code switching should not be stigmatized in schools. Also contends that a better understanding of the practice and of bilingualism in general would have a positive impact on educational policy, teaching, and curriculum. The 1998 dissertation for the University of California at Los Angeles has been corrected and slightly revised.
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MacSwan gives a comprehensive review of the relevant literature. His approach rests on a well-defined theory of language structure, and his clear elaboration of it is notable.
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MacSwan's work is often technical, but ground-breaking. Not only does he advance discussions of the phenomenon known as "code-switching," but he ties it into educational theory in ways that illustrate the non-trivial nature of technical discussions. In fact, educational practices that affect the lives of students, are not independent of the theoretical assumptions made by educators. MacSwan, who is now a leading figure in both theoretical linguistics and bi-lingual education, makes this clear. I recommend it to all who are interested in bilingual education and the politics of education. Some background in formal linguistics will hep the reader through the more technical portions of the volume.
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According to figures provided by the California Department of Education, 1,323,767 limited-English proficient (LEP) students - nearly one in four (23.58%) of all enrolled students - attended California public schools in 1996. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
code switching corpora, constrains code switching, kikoas tlakemetl, code switching data, late second language learners, subject agreement morpheme, word order requirements, code switching contexts, code switching phenomena, functional head constraint, monolingual data, intrasentential code switching, inflectional material, polysynthetic languages, restructuring verbs, convergent derivations, first language learners, switching boundaries, code switchers, agreement morphemes, morphological words, mixed grammars, language contact phenomena, system morphemes, third grammar Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Disjunction Theorem, Southeast Puebla Nahuatl, Threshold Hypothesis, Functional Head Constraint, San Sebastidn, Ann Arbor, Central Mexico, Juan Maria, Mexico City, Program Positive, System-Morpheme Principle, Aztec Empire, Black English, Matrix Language Frame, Accord Maximization Principle, Chokotzi Non Okinekia Tekitis, Federal District, Feliciano Santiago, Jaime Pablo Ignacio, Lidia Cedillo, Pancho Loko, Tetelcingo Nahuatl New!
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According to figures provided by the California Department of Education, 1,323,767 limited-English proficient (LEP) students - nearly one in four (23.58%) of all enrolled students - attended California public schools in 1996. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
code switching corpora, constrains code switching, kikoas tlakemetl, code switching data, late second language learners, subject agreement morpheme, word order requirements, code switching contexts, code switching phenomena, functional head constraint, monolingual data, intrasentential code switching, inflectional material, polysynthetic languages, restructuring verbs, convergent derivations, first language learners, switching boundaries, code switchers, agreement morphemes, morphological words, mixed grammars, language contact phenomena, system morphemes, third grammar Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Disjunction Theorem, Southeast Puebla Nahuatl, Threshold Hypothesis, Functional Head Constraint, San Sebastidn, Ann Arbor, Central Mexico, Juan Maria, Mexico City, Program Positive, System-Morpheme Principle, Aztec Empire, Black English, Matrix Language Frame, Accord Maximization Principle, Chokotzi Non Okinekia Tekitis, Federal District, Feliciano Santiago, Jaime Pablo Ignacio, Lidia Cedillo, Pancho Loko, Tetelcingo Nahuatl New!
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- The Minimalist Program (Current Studies in Linguistics) by Noam Chomsky on 4 pages
- The Polysynthesis Parameter (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax) by Mark C. Baker on page 72, and page 239
- Noam Chomsky: Critical Assessments (Critical Assessments of Leading Linguists) (Set 1) by Carlos Otero in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Noam Chomsky: Critical Assessments Complete Set (Critical Assessments of Leading Linguists) by Carlos Otero in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Dynamics of Language Contact: English and Immigrant Languages (Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact) by Michael Clyne in Back Matter
- Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism by Carol Myers-Scotton in Back Matter
- Contact Linguistics: Bilingual Encounters and Grammatical Outcomes (Oxford Linguistics) by Carol Myers-Scotton in Back Matter
- Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism by Carol Myers-Scotton in Back Matter
- Childhood Bilingualism: Research on Infancy through School Age (Child Language and Child Development) by Peggy McCardle on page 65
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