The Politics of Codeswitching and Language Choice
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Title
The Politics of Codeswitching and Language Choice
Description
From the author: "Using data from ethnographic studies of the use of French and English in Ontario and Quebec (Canada) in a variety of settings (hospital, factory, school, etc.) over the period 1978-1990, I discuss language choice as a political strategy, especially as a strategy of ethnic mobilisation. More broadly, I argue that codeswitching must be understood in terms of individual communicative repertoires and community speech economies, particularly as these are tied to a political economic analysis of the relationship between the availability and use of linguistic varieties, on the one hand, and the production and distribution of symbolic and material resources on the other."
Creator
Heller, Monica
Date
1992
Language
en
Type
Journal Article
Identifier
Coverage
1978-1990; Canada
Contribution Form
Zotero
DOI
10.1080/01434632.1992.9994487
ISSN
0143-4632
Issue
1 & 2
Pages
123-142
Publication Title
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Volume
13