Code-switching among Polish university students

• Autorzy: Michał Golubiewski
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Code-switching is an interesting linguistic phenomenon which is becoming increasingly common especially among young people. The following article is an introduction to a broader project, which aims to analyze the extent to which foreign words and expressions are being used by Polish students. The examples quoted in the text illustrate the most important kinds of code-switching and were collected by students themselves, which proves their authenticity. Most of the quoted examples support the thesis that currently English is the most popular source of lexical items used in code-switching, though there are also cases in which other languages are involved. A further and deeper analysis of the mentioned phenomenon may provide us with a better understanding of the motivations behind why people so often use and adopt words of foreign origin; this may also help to find some explanations as to how the process of borrowing works.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

language; code; switch; students; bilingualism

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet Gdański
• Czasopismo: Beyond Philology: An International Journal of Linguistics, Literary Studies and English Language Teaching
• Rocznik: 2012
• Numer: 9
• Strony: 25-40

Twórcy

autor

Michał Golubiewski

• Instytut Anglistyki i Amerykanistyki, Uniwersytet Gdański

Bibliografia

• Holmes, Janet (2008). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
• McArthur, Tom (1992). The Oxford Companion to the English Language. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Romaine, Suzanne (2000). Language in Society. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Spolsky, Bernard (1998). Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Stockwell, Peter (2007). Sociolinguistics. Milton Park, Abington, UK: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
• Swann, Joan (2004). “Language choice and code-switching” In: R. Mesthrie, J. Swann, A. Deumert and W. L. Leap (eds.). Introducing Sociolinguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 146-182.

Identyfikatory

ISSN

1732-1220