code-mixing
Sign in to saveCode-mixing is the mixing of two or more languages or language varieties in speech.
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- As code-switching
- In sociolinguistics
- In language acquisition
- In psychology and psycholinguistics
- As fused lect
- Local names
- Notes
- References
Code-mixing is the mixing of two or more languages or language varieties in speech.
Some scholars use the terms "code-mixing" and "code-switching" interchangeably, especially in studies of syntax, morphology, and other formal aspects of language. Others assume more specific definitions of code-mixing, but these specific definitions may be different in different subfields of linguistics, education theory, communications etc.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “code-mixing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.