All respondents also engage in code-switching on a linguistic level to clarify meaning when referring to both stories. The linguistic responses were not culturally monolithic -- rather, bilingual speakers showed a remarkable ability to fuse the two Continue Reading...
first language (L1) in the second language EFL classroom (L2). The study provides a brief historical background of the use of native or target language for a classroom teaching. The literatures are also reviewed to enhance to a greater understanding Continue Reading...
Sociolinguistics
Defining Simplicity: Jamaican Patwa
Defining Simplicity: Jamaican Padwa
In sociolinguistics there is often a need to define phases of language development that are neither discrete nor simple. Yet it is also clear that these same Continue Reading...