Language versus Medium in the Study of Bilingual Conversion

This study is based on bilingual conversations collected in two bilingual settings--service encounters in Barcelona and ordinary informal conversations among bilingual Rwandese in Belgium. Raises the question of whether the concept of language is a useful one in accounting for language choice acts a...

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Published in:The international journal of bilingualism : cross-disciplinary, cross-linguistic studies of language behavior cross-linguistic studies of language behavior, 2001, Vol.5 (2), p.195
Main Authors: Gafaranga, Joseph, Torras i Calvo, Maria-Carme
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bilingualism
Foreign Countries
Interpersonal Communication
Language Choice
Second Language Learning
Service Workers
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Summary:This study is based on bilingual conversations collected in two bilingual settings--service encounters in Barcelona and ordinary informal conversations among bilingual Rwandese in Belgium. Raises the question of whether the concept of language is a useful one in accounting for language choice acts among bilingual speakers. (Author/VWL)
ISSN:1367-0069