📚 noun • entry_id 31805
code-switching
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alternancia de código • conmutación lingüística • transmudación lingüística • transmudamiento lingüístico • trastrocamiento lingüístico
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.
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