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Syntactic and Pragmatic Features of Chinese-English Code-switching book cover

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Syntactic and Pragmatic Features of Chinese-English Code-switching

By Lin Wang Copyright 2026
328 Pages 61 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 61 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book uses corpus analysis and experimental methods to examine the structural characteristics and cognitive mechanisms of Chinese-English code-switching. It also compares the syntactic and pragmatic features of code-switching in children and adults. The title unveils the fascinating mechanics behind Chinese-English code-switching. Drawing on real language examples and cognitive experiments,... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Research Perspectives on Code-Switching  3. Research Methodology of Code-Switching  4. Dependency Treebank and Metrics of Chinese-English Code-Switching  5. Quantitative Analysis of Lexical Distribution  6. Differences in Syntactic Complexity and Word Order  7. Binding Forces of Major Word Classes in Chinese-English Code-Switching  8. Cognitive Experimental Study on Features of Chinese-English Code-Switching  9. Child and Adult Code-switching in Chinese-English Bilinguals: A Syntactic and Pragmatic Comparison  10. Research Significance and Application

Biography

Lin Wang (PhD) is a Professor at Communication University of Zhejiang, China. She serves at the Centre for UK Studies, specializing in applied linguistics and language contact.

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