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To review the primary forms and functions of multilingualism and code-switching in literary writing, evaluating whether spoken code-switching models transfer to written literature.

August 1, 2015Language and Literature International Journal of Stylistics

Code-switching and multilingualism in literature

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To review the primary forms and functions of multilingualism and code-switching in literary writing, evaluating whether spoken code-switching models transfer to written literature.
Synthesized existing research on written code-switching across historical periods, focusing especially on Classical and medieval literature.
Assessed theoretical models of conversational and grammatical spoken code-switching against literary textual practices.
Noted that scholarship on written code-switching remains disproportionately centered on specific historical periods, particularly the Classical and medieval eras.
Identified a partial yet substantial overlap between the linguistic and narrative functions of code-switching in spoken modes and written literature.

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Review reveals substantial functional overlap between spoken and written code-switching in literary texts, suggesting speech-based linguistic models apply to writing.

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Gardner-Chloros et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9556fd66ca20f6f97d03b1 https://doi.org/10.1177/0963947015585065

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Review reveals substantial functional overlap between spoken and written code-switching in literary texts, suggesting speech-based linguistic models apply to writing.

Code-switching and multilingualism in literature

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