In this chapter, after a brief overview of the different approaches in the field of code-switching, Auer’s model is used to analyse bilingual conversations in Greek and Turkish. The data show that code-switching can be instantaneous, highlighting one of the two codes as the main one, but it can also enable interlocutors to create a bilingual conversational medium.
Bilingual conversations
References
Georgalidou, M. (2014). Bilingual conversations. In M. Georgalidou, M. Sifianou & V. Tsakonas (eds.) Discourse Analysis: Theory and applications (pp.325-360). Athens: Nisos.