CAROL MYERS-SCOTTON
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780198299530
- eISBN:
- 9780191708107
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198299530.003.0001
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics, Theoretical Linguistics
This chapter introduces three models applying to contact phenomena, as well as a psycholinguistic model of language production. The Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model is specific to codeswitching; the ...
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This chapter introduces three models applying to contact phenomena, as well as a psycholinguistic model of language production. The Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model is specific to codeswitching; the 4-M model and the Abstract Level model are more general. Two general principles are introduced: the Uniform Structure Principle and the Asymmetry Principle. Contact phenomena indicate a link between competence and performance.Less
This chapter introduces three models applying to contact phenomena, as well as a psycholinguistic model of language production. The Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model is specific to codeswitching; the 4-M model and the Abstract Level model are more general. Two general principles are introduced: the Uniform Structure Principle and the Asymmetry Principle. Contact phenomena indicate a link between competence and performance.
Carol Myers-Scotton
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780198299530
- eISBN:
- 9780191708107
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198299530.001.0001
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics, Theoretical Linguistics
Contact Linguistics is a critical investigation of grammatical structures when bilingual speakers use their two or more languages in the same clause. Myers-Scotton examines major contact ...
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Contact Linguistics is a critical investigation of grammatical structures when bilingual speakers use their two or more languages in the same clause. Myers-Scotton examines major contact phenomena, such as lexical borrowing, convergence, attrition, mixed languages, and creole formation, but especially codeswitching. She argues that different contact phenomena result from the same grammatical principles and processes. They provide a set of limited options so that predictions are possible about expected outcomes, even if social milieux differ. She extends her earlier analysis of codeswitching under the Matrix Language Frame model and develops further the role of asymmetry and the Uniform Structure Principle in contact phenomena in general. Two new models make analyses more precise. The 4-M model of morpheme classification recognizes the abstract basis of four types of morphemes and their differential distribution across contact phenomena. The Abstract Level model proposes that new lexical elements are formed by splitting and recombining levels of abstract structure.Less
Contact Linguistics is a critical investigation of grammatical structures when bilingual speakers use their two or more languages in the same clause. Myers-Scotton examines major contact phenomena, such as lexical borrowing, convergence, attrition, mixed languages, and creole formation, but especially codeswitching. She argues that different contact phenomena result from the same grammatical principles and processes. They provide a set of limited options so that predictions are possible about expected outcomes, even if social milieux differ. She extends her earlier analysis of codeswitching under the Matrix Language Frame model and develops further the role of asymmetry and the Uniform Structure Principle in contact phenomena in general. Two new models make analyses more precise. The 4-M model of morpheme classification recognizes the abstract basis of four types of morphemes and their differential distribution across contact phenomena. The Abstract Level model proposes that new lexical elements are formed by splitting and recombining levels of abstract structure.
CAROL MYERS-SCOTTON
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780198299530
- eISBN:
- 9780191708107
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198299530.003.0007
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics, Theoretical Linguistics
This chapter includes hypotheses derived from the Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model, the 4-M model, and the Abstract Level model. Two themes are apparent. First, asymmetry characterizes the ...
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This chapter includes hypotheses derived from the Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model, the 4-M model, and the Abstract Level model. Two themes are apparent. First, asymmetry characterizes the relationship of languages in all contact phenomena. Second, different morpheme types have different types of connections to abstract grammatical structure: content and early system morphemes are conceptually-activated, but late system morphemes (bridges and outsiders) are structurally-assigned. These differences affect the distribution of different morpheme types in contact phenomena.Less
This chapter includes hypotheses derived from the Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model, the 4-M model, and the Abstract Level model. Two themes are apparent. First, asymmetry characterizes the relationship of languages in all contact phenomena. Second, different morpheme types have different types of connections to abstract grammatical structure: content and early system morphemes are conceptually-activated, but late system morphemes (bridges and outsiders) are structurally-assigned. These differences affect the distribution of different morpheme types in contact phenomena.
