This book proposes an innovative approach to contact linguistics and bilingualism. Focusing on the bilingual mind, it examines phenomena like codeswitching and second language acquisition to reveal the universal principles governing how languages in contact influence each other.
Longxing Wei
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The Bilingual Mental Lexicon
By: Longxing Wei
Why do bilinguals code-switch? This book proposes a model where one language builds the grammatical frame while the other is activated at a lexical level. This view is tested by analyzing natural speech and second language acquisition data, treating both as predictable outcomes.
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