LINGUIST List 15.3555
Tue Dec 21 2004
Qs: Community Multi-lingualism; Grice's Maxims
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1. Dick
Hudson,
Community Multi-lingualism
2. SEVGI
SABANCI,
Grice's Maxims
Message 1: Community Multi-lingualism
Date: 21-Dec-2004
From: Dick Hudson <dicklinguistics.ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: Community Multi-lingualism
Does anyone know what the limits of community multi-lingualism are? I've
heard anecdotally of a town in India where everybody is said to be able to
code-switch among five languages. Can anyone confirm that this number is
indeed possible, or even offer a higher figure?
Dick Hudson
--
Richard Hudson, FBA,
Emeritus Professor of Linguistics,
University College London
www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/dick/home.htm ;
Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics
Message 2: Grice's Maxims
Date: 21-Dec-2004
From: SEVGI SABANCI <ssabancianadolu.edu.tr>
Subject: Grice's Maxims
Is there anybody who has any idea for Grice's maxims? How can I make use of
Grice's maxim in reading clases for elementary level?
What kind of activity can you suggest me?
I am preparing a master research on this. I will be glad if anybody helps
me with finding resources.
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
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