ABSTRACT
THIS CHAPTER PROVIDES AN overall explanation of code-switching, using primarily an East African data base. A number of previous studies have dealt with code-switching in East African contexts. Their emphasis, however, has been different (Abdulaziz-Mkilifi, 1972; Whiteley, 1974; Abdulaziz, 1982; Scotton, 1982), or their explanations have not been comprehensive (Parkin, 1974; Scotton, 1976; Scotton and Ury, 1977). Some of these studies are mentioned in the synthesis given here.
