code-switching
The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language…The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties.
As with many bilingual families, it was normal to observe frequent code-switching at our dinner table.
Within the English language, a good example of code-switching in daily life is weaving back and forth between African American Vernacular English and General American English.
Code-Switching, Sprachwechsel, Kodewechsel
переключе́ние ко́довpereključénije kódov, смеше́ние ко́довsmešénije kódov
перемикання кодівperemykannya kodiv
Translations
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Forms
plural: code-switchingsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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