code-switching
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code-switching
noun code-switchings · codeswitching · code switching
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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.
Similar: code-mixing
verb codeswitching · code switching
- present participle and gerund of code-switch
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noun phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages
| Español | alternancia de código, conmutación lingüística, transmudación lingüística, transmudamiento lingüístico, trastrocamiento lingüístico |
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| 한국어 | 부호전환 buhojeonhwan, 코드 스위칭 kodeu seuwiching |
| 日本語 | コードスイッチング kōdosuitchingu |
| 中文 | 語碼轉換 /语码转换 yǔmǎ zhuǎnhuàn |
| Kiswahili | kuchanganya msimbo |
| Português | alternância de código |
| Français | alternance de code, alternance codique |
| Deutsch | Code-Switching, Sprachwechsel, Kodewechsel, Kode-Umschaltung |
| Русский | переключе́ние ко́дов pereključénije kódov, смеше́ние ко́дов smešénije kódov |
| العربية | تَنَاوَب لُغَوِيّ tanāwab luḡawiyy |
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title = {code-switching},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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