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Topics of the day:



 1. modren metathesis (2)

 2. Regional variation in BE



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Date:  Wed, 29 Dec 1993 16:14:13 +0700

From:  Gwyn Williams <gwyn[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IPIED.TU.AC.TH>

Subject: Re: modren metathesis



On Sat, 25 Dec 1993 Rudy Troike <RTROIKE%ARIZVMS.BITNET[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uga.cc.uga.edu> wrote:



>Distinguishing code-switching from borrowing becomes a major analytical and

>methodological issue, with significant theoretical consequences.



 How are code-switching and borrowing distinguishable? Is it borrowing when

a form is widespread within a speech community, ie, nativized, accepted as a

native word? Is it code-switching when it is restricted to an individual or

to a (bilingual) sector of a community? Is it a matter of stability? Can

foreign borrowings be widely accepted and used within a community but still

retain a foreign "flavour"? Is code-switching restricted to discourse

between bilinguals, while loan words are used by all speakers?



 I ask because of what I see occurring with English in Thailand (hardly

central to the concerns of this group, I admit ;-) ). Call it part of

"World Englishes". One speaker, more conversant with English, may be very

consciously using a word as an English word, another may be unaware that

this same word originates from English.



Gwyn Williams

Thammasat University

<gwyn[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ipied.tu.ac.th>