11.680, FYI: New List/Code-Switching

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-11-680. Sun Mar 26 2000. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 11.680, FYI: New List/Code-Switching

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Date:  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:37:44 +0100
From:  Celso Alvarez Caccamo <lxalvarz at udc.es>
Subject:  New List on Code-Switching

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Date:  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:37:44 +0100
From:  Celso Alvarez Caccamo <lxalvarz at udc.es>
Subject:  New List on Code-Switching

Hello,

I would like to announce the creation of a new mailing list called The
Code-Switching Forum. I decided to start the list after receiving a
number of messages with queries and research questions on
code-switching which I either don't know how to answer or I don't have
the time to. The code-switching list is unmoderated, and subscription
to it is very simple: just send a blank message to
code-switching-subscribe at egroups.com . You'll receive a confirmation
message, and you're on.

I believe a number of new interesting questions are being raised
recently in the study of language alternation and related phenomena,
but, to my knowledge, no specific list on code-switching exists. Lots
of people work on what is diversely being called "code-switching", and
raise their questions in various lists. The Code-Switching Forum tries
to fill this gap and bring researchers, students and onlookers
together.

Here is a fuller description of the list. Please distribute this
information widely. Thank you,

Celso Alvarez Cáccamo              Tel. +34 981 167000 ext. 1888
Linguistica Geral, Faculdade de Filologia     FAX +34 981 167151
Universidade da Corunha                          lxalvarz at udc.es
15071 A Corunha, Galiza (Espanha)  http://www.udc.es/dep/lx/cac/

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The Code-Switching Forum is an unmoderated list for the discussion of
alternation of linguistic varieties (commonly called "code-switching"),
bilingual conversation and related phenomena. Topics of interest
include (but are not restricted to):

-the definition of "code" itself
-the definition and characterization of "code-switching" itself
-"code" and linguistic variety; "code-switching" and
language alternation
-the relations between language alternation and other
interlingual phenomena
-bilingual conversation in general
-new trends in the study of language alternation
-codes, varieties and contextualization
-codes, indexicality and identity
-language alternation and conversational organization
-language alternation in literature and song
-code-switching and macro-sociolinguistic processes
-data gathering, transcription and interpretation
-universality and particularities of language
alternation

The Code-Switching Forum welcomes discussion, queries, information,
and materials. Materials and documents can be uploaded to The
Code-Switching Forum "vault", at
http://www.egroups.com/docvault/code-switching .  The "vault" has a
20MB capacity. Please use HTML or PDF formats when possible.

The Code-Switching Forum has no official or preferred language for messages.

To subscribe, send a blank message to:
code-switching-subscribe at egroups.com

Upon subscription, please wait for a few days until lots of people
jump on to the wagon, and then please introduce yourself to the list.

Thank you,

The Forum manager,
Celso Alvarez-Cáccamo
code-switching-owner at egroups.com
lxalvarz at udc.es

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