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On code-switching inside NP

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Nicholas J. Sobin
Nicholas J. Sobin*
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Nicholas J. Sobin, Department of English, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 33rd & University, Little Rock AR 72204
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Abstract

In this article it is argued that, contrary to the assertions of Pfaff (1979), adjective/noun code-switches inside NP are possible. While not strictly following the placement rules of the language of the adjective as claimed by Aguirre (1976) and others, these switches do appear to be limited by conditions on placement internal to the languages involved. So long as significant contrasts in the placement of particular categories of lexical items are maintained, code-switching inside NP is possible and can result in “creations” such as NPs with postnominal English color adjectives.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , December 1984 , pp. 293 - 303
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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