Persistent use of mixed code: An exploration of its functions in Hong Kong Schools

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-204

  Low, Winnie W M ^a   Lu, Dan ^b  

^a Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong School of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese English mixed code; Codemixing; Codeswitching; Medium of instruction; Policy of education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745830803     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.2.181     Document Type: Article

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