Sprachwechsel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- code switching noun In linguistics, alternating between two or more languages or dialects within a single conversation or even a single sentence, typical of fluent bilingual speakers.
Senses
Sprachwechsel is used for these senses in English:
- code-switching (linguistics) The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties.
code switching — full definition
- noun In linguistics, alternating between two or more languages or dialects within a single conversation or even a single sentence, typical of fluent bilingual speakers.
- noun Changing how you speak and behave — accent, vocabulary, tone, even body language — to fit a different social setting, often done by people from minority or working-class backgrounds when moving into predominantly white or middle-class environments.