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Peer reviewedEdwards, Walter F. – Language in Society, 1983
Takes the position that the use of creole and English varieties in Guyana is socially motivated. Examines the linguistic behavior of nine groups of individuals from three communities within a theoretical framework proposed by LePage. The framework shows these groups, and the individuals, exploiting the codal resources of their society to their…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Creoles, Language Research, Language Usage
