An analysis of the socio-pragmatic motivations for code-switching in Rwanda

An analysis of the socio-pragmatic motivations for code-switching in Rwanda

Text in English === The study examines the social motivations that prompt the Rwandan bilingual speakers to code-switch from Kinyarwanda to English, French or Kiswahili in their casual conversations about real-life situations. Methodological techniques used for data collection are ethnographic non-p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Habyarimana, Heli
Other Authors: Barnes, L. A.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Code-switching
English
French
Kinyarwanda
Kiswahili
Markedness Model
Social motivations
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Rwanda > Languages
Kinyarwanda language > Rwanda
English language > Rwanda
French language > Rwanda
Code switching (Linguistics) > Rwanda
Intercultural communication > Rwanda
Sociolinguistics > Rwanda
Language and languages > Variation
Swahili language > Rwanda
Online Access:Habyarimana, Heli (2017) An analysis of the socio-pragmatic motivations for code-switching in Rwanda, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23610>
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23610

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Habyarimana, Heli (2017) An analysis of the socio-pragmatic motivations for code-switching in Rwanda, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23610>
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23610

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