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code-switching
Intercambio de códigos
code-switching [ˈkəʊdswɪtʃɪŋ] N
code-switching
alternancia f de código
code-switching
cambio m de código
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In addition, scholars in interactional linguistics and conversation analysis have studied code-switching as a means of structuring speech in interaction.
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The results of these changes can be seen in divergence of the heritage language from monolingual norms in the areas of phonology, lexical knowledge, morphology, syntax, semantic and code-switching.
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Generally, borrowing occurs in the lexicon, while code-switching occurs at either the syntax level or the utterance-construction level.
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Mixed languages develop from situations of code-switching.
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Borrowing affects the lexicon, the words that make up a language, while code-switching takes place in individual utterances.
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