Code-switching and related phenomena have met with linguists’ increasing interest over the last decade. However, much of the research has been restricted to t

Foregrounds the practical usefulness of bilingualism, with specific reference to talk organisation Research on bilingualism and on code-switching in particular

This sociolinguistic study of the linguistic practices of bilingual couples describes the conditions, processes and results of private language contact. It is b

One of the most common phenomena of language use among bilingual speakers is language alternation. Theoretically this is impossible, both grammatically and soci

This volume brings together researchers in conversation analysis who examine the practice of alternating between English and German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish a