Abstract This study addresses the question of how focused code-switching practices can become. It takes two complementary approaches to determine sorts and degrees of focusing, namely, a sequential analyst perspective, and a holistic perspective involving general sociolinguistic data and member’s perspectives. The case study presented involves a multilectal interaction between urban speakers of Oshiwambo, the main ethnic language of Namibia, where it cohabits with English and Afrikaans, the country’s lingua francas. The analysis reveals a range of structurally or qualitatively distinctive CS patterns involving Oshiwambo (dialects), English, and Afrikaans, used by all participants. Mostly alternational CS and specific types of backflagging display sequential regularity, while other CS patterns seem randomly distributed, at first sight an attribute of ‘free variation’. However, the examination of social indexicalities attached to the observed CS patterns shows that they all contribute to the performance of a multi-layered balancing act between urban and ethnic authenticities.

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追踪新兴的多折式风格

摘要这项研究解决了集中代码转换实践如何成为一个问题。它需要两种互补的方法来确定重点的种类和程度，即顺序分析者观点和涉及一般社会语言数据和成员观点的整体观点。提出的案例研究涉及奥希万博（纳米比亚的主要民族语言）的城市使用者之间的多语言互动，在那里与英语和南非语的南非荷兰语同居。该分析揭示了所有参与者都使用的涉及Oshiwambo（方言），英语和南非荷兰语的一系列结构或质量上独特的CS模式。大多数情况下，其他CS模式似乎是随机分布的，而其他CS模式则似乎是随机分布的，乍一看，“自由变化”的属性。但是，对观察到的CS模式所附带的社会指数的检查表明，它们都有助于实现城市和种族真实性之间的多层平衡。