B IL IN G U A L S P E E C H
A T Y P O L O G Y O F C O D E -M IX IN G
This book provides an in-depth analysis o f the different ways in which
bilingual speakers switch from one language to another in the course of
conversation. This phenomenon, known as code-mixing or code
switching, takes many forms. Pieter M uysken adopts a comparative
approach to distinguish between the different types o f code-mixing,
drawing on a wealth o f data from bilingual settings throughout the
world. His study identifies three fundam ental and distinct patterns of
mixing - ‘insertion’, ‘alternation’ and ‘congruent lexicalization’ - and
sets out to discover whether the choice of a particular mixing strategy
depends on the contrasting grammatical properties of the languages
involved, the degree o f bilingual competence o f the speaker or various
social factors. The book synthesises a vast array of recent research in a
rapidly growing field of study which has much to reveal about the
structure and function of language.
p ie t e rm u ysk en is Professor of Linguistics and Latin American
Studies at Leiden University. He is co-editor, with Lesley Milroy, of One
Speaker, Two Languages (1995) and has published widely on A ndean
linguistics, creole studies and language contact.
,
,BILINGUAL SPEECH
A TYPOLOGY OF CODE-MIXING
PIETER MUYSKEN
Mg C a m b r id g e
U N IV E R S IT Y PR ESS
, PU B L IS H E D BY TH E PRESS S Y N D IC A T E OF TH E U N IV E R S IT Y OF C A M B R ID G E
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© Pieter Muysken 2000
This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception
and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,
no reproduction of any part may take place without
the written permission of Cambridge University Press.
First published 2000
Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge
Typeset in Times 9.5/13pt [c e ]
A catalogue recordfo r this book is available from the British Library
is b n 0521 77168 4 hardback
A T Y P O L O G Y O F C O D E -M IX IN G
This book provides an in-depth analysis o f the different ways in which
bilingual speakers switch from one language to another in the course of
conversation. This phenomenon, known as code-mixing or code
switching, takes many forms. Pieter M uysken adopts a comparative
approach to distinguish between the different types o f code-mixing,
drawing on a wealth o f data from bilingual settings throughout the
world. His study identifies three fundam ental and distinct patterns of
mixing - ‘insertion’, ‘alternation’ and ‘congruent lexicalization’ - and
sets out to discover whether the choice of a particular mixing strategy
depends on the contrasting grammatical properties of the languages
involved, the degree o f bilingual competence o f the speaker or various
social factors. The book synthesises a vast array of recent research in a
rapidly growing field of study which has much to reveal about the
structure and function of language.
p ie t e rm u ysk en is Professor of Linguistics and Latin American
Studies at Leiden University. He is co-editor, with Lesley Milroy, of One
Speaker, Two Languages (1995) and has published widely on A ndean
linguistics, creole studies and language contact.
,
,BILINGUAL SPEECH
A TYPOLOGY OF CODE-MIXING
PIETER MUYSKEN
Mg C a m b r id g e
U N IV E R S IT Y PR ESS
, PU B L IS H E D BY TH E PRESS S Y N D IC A T E OF TH E U N IV E R S IT Y OF C A M B R ID G E
The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom
C A M B R ID G E U N IV E R S IT Y PRESS
The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB 2 2r u , UK www.cup.cam.ac.uk
40 West 20th Street, New York, n y 10011-4211, USA www.cup.org
10 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne 3166, Australia
Ruiz de Alarcon 13, 28014 Madrid, Spain
© Pieter Muysken 2000
This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception
and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,
no reproduction of any part may take place without
the written permission of Cambridge University Press.
First published 2000
Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge
Typeset in Times 9.5/13pt [c e ]
A catalogue recordfo r this book is available from the British Library
is b n 0521 77168 4 hardback
