In:Government and Codeswitching: Explaining American Finnish
Helena Halmari
[Studies in Bilingualism 12] 1997
► pp. ix–xiv
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Published online: 23 May 1997
https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.12.toc
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Table of contents
Acknowlegmentsvii
Abbreviations and Symbolsxv
Searching for Answers1
Defining Codeswitching: Methodoological Problems15
Introducing the Subjects and the Data33
What Constrains Intrasentential Codeswitching: Different Proposals67
Finnish-English Codeswitching: Towards a Structural Explanation99
Testing the Limtis of the Government Constraint145
Codeswitching or Borrowing?165
Towards a Generalizable Structural Constraint: Evidence from Other Languages193
Concluding Remarks213
Appendix: Introducing the Subjects and Their Switching Patterns219
Notes239
Bibliography247
Author Index261
Subject Index267
