BORROWING IN MULTILINGUAL URBAN SETTINGS: A SOCIO-LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS

Contains supplementary materials, including survey questionnaires, interview transcripts, and corpus data. By addressing the intricate dynamics of borrowing in multilingual urban settings, this thesis contributes to the growing body of knowledge in sociolinguistics, urban studies, and language policy. It sheds light on the complex interactions of languages in urban environments and offers valuable insights for language planning and cultural understanding in our increasingly diverse cities.