Publication: Language choice and code-switching in casual conversations of tai dam bilinguals at Baan Huathanon of Nakhonpathom province in Thailand
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2016-01-01
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18366821
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Mahidol University
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Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society. Vol.9, (2016), 1-29
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Parada Dechapratumwan Language choice and code-switching in casual conversations of tai dam bilinguals at Baan Huathanon of Nakhonpathom province in Thailand. Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society. Vol.9, (2016), 1-29. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/42669
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Language choice and code-switching in casual conversations of tai dam bilinguals at Baan Huathanon of Nakhonpathom province in Thailand
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© 2016, Pacific Linguistics. All rights reserved. This study1 explores the sociolinguistics of language choice and code-switching of Tai Dam bilinguals, whose language has been affected by Thai. A combination of ethnomethodological tools (observation, semi-structured informal interview and speaker self-rating, and record of conversation in various contexts) are employed as research tools. The result of the study shows that most generation 2 and generation 2 speakers are balanced bilinguals, whereas generation 3 speakers are divided into three groups: balanced bilinguals, dominant bilinguals and passive bilinguals. Code-switching tends to be prevalent among G2 speakers as they code-switch with peers, their children and grandchildren, whereas G3 speakers code-switch only with their parent’s generation. G1 speakers, on the other hand, code-switch only with the grandchildren’s generation. Finally, code-switching in G1 and G3 is found relatively rarely and with specific functions, whereas code-switching in G2 is much more prevalent. Regarding the type of code-switching, inter-sentential switching occurs principally with G1 and G2, whereas intra-sentential switching occurs with G3. Thematic switching is the prominent feature of G2 non home-bound speakers.