| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 6, 1999, 23:39 |
What I find most fascinating about code-switching to me is the seemingly random nature. I remember hearing my Arabic-speaking neighbor on the phone in such phrases like "[Arabic] over the holidays [Arabic] next September" or something along those lines. Sometimes I wonder if when I'm around he uses more Arabic than when I'm not there ... :-) -- "Old linguists never die - they just come to voiceless stops." - anonymous http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Conlang/W.html http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor