code switching
noun[U]
languagespecialized(alsocode-switching)uk/ˈkəʊd ˌswɪtʃ.ɪŋ/us/ˈkoʊd ˌswɪtʃ.ɪŋ/theactofchangingbetween two or morelanguages,dialects(=formsof alanguage), oraccents(=waysofpronouncingwords)when you arespeaking:
Codeswitchingiscommonamong bilinguals in manycommunities.
Everyday,minoritiesengagein theartof code-switching inordertoassimilateinto thewhitemajority.
- In suchconversations,codeswitchingbetweenCreoleand BritishEnglishwill takeplace.
- Thestudydescribescode-switching in a Puerto Ricancommunityin New York'sSpanishHarlem.
Using other languages
- Anglocentric
- Anglocentrism
- anglophone
- bilingualism
- biliterate
- code switch
- lingo
- linguist
- native speaker
- non-native speaker
- non-speaker
- pinyin
- polyglot
- render
- rendering
- signer
- speaker
- speaking
- target language
- translator