Code-switching among students at the University of Zululand
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Date
1990
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University of Zululand
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate why students at
the" University of Zululand code-switch. The research focuses
particularly on environmental and social factors which lead students
to code-switch. It also looks into the functions of code
switching. On the whole it is intended to contribute to the
findings already made on code-switching. Many researchers have
found out that people tend to code switch because it has become a
habit to do so. Such a reason does not sound linguistically convincing
to me. Others claim that people code-switch because they
want to display their 'education' or that they come from urban
areas or townships. This again is not convincing enough since
code-switching is a reality and would seem to come naturally. It
is not something one does when one feels like it is usually
done unconsciously.
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Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
of B.A. (HONS) in the Department of African Languages at
the University of Zululand, South Africa, 1990 .
Keywords
Code switching, Code switching -- students -- University of Zululand