new books bilingualism john benjamins publishing would like call attention following new titles field language acquisition government code switching explaining american finnish helena halmari 1997 xvi 276 pp studies bilingualism 12 us canada cloth 1 55619 546 x price us 89 00 rest world cloth 90 272 4118 x price hfl 178 john benjamins publishing web site http www benjamins com information via email service benjamins com bilingual codeswitching complex multifaceted phenomenon calls explanations several different linguistic levels volume focuses one level level syntax explanation regularities consistencies codeswitching patterns american finns spontaneous conversations sought universal grammar based principle government realized caseassignment agreement relations bulk finnish english intrasentential data get explanation structural hierarchical level level syntax found interestingly intertwined sociolinguistic psycholinguistic discourse levels contribute variation codeswitching patterns proposed principle government seen one important explanation typologically certain kinds language pairs finnish english however principle treated monolithic constraint bur rather leading tendency occasionally overridden syntactic forces volume intended complement contradiction earlier explanations codeswitching phenomena main message linguistic levels contribute construction bilingual speech importance syntax ignored bernadette martinez keck tel 215 8361200 publicity marketing fax 215 8361204 john benjamins north america email bernie benjamins com po box 27519 philadelphia pa 191180519 check john benjamins web site http www benjamins com