Inter- and intra-sentential switching: are they really comparable?

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dc.contributor.authorKebeya, Hilda
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-24T13:01:43Z
dc.date.available2015-08-24T13:01:43Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractKenya is an African country where English and Swahili serve as the official languages. In addition, there are over forty two indigenous languages spoken in the country, usually as ‘home’ languages. Some of these ethnic languages are Luo, Gikuyu, Kalenjin, Luyia, Maasai, Kamba, Giriama, Gusii and Pokot. Generally, this paper sought to determine the code switching patterns during Luo/Luyia and Luo /Gusii contact. We found out that both inter- and intra-sentential switching were present in the two language contact situations. The paper also explored conceptual issues relating to intra-sentential switching and found out that there were various challenges analysts faced when trying to determine the Matrix and Embedded languages of code switched utterances. Unlike in the case of inter-sentential switching, certain issues affecting intra-sentential switching are shrouded in controversy. Therefore, this study concluded that inter- and intra- sentential switching are not really comparableen_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 3 No. 5; March 2013en_US
dc.identifier.issn2220-8488
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/13443
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectmatrix/embedded languageen_US
dc.subjectinter- and intra-sentential switchingen_US
dc.titleInter- and intra-sentential switching: are they really comparable?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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