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Example Of Code Switching

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Based off the google dictionary, code switching refers to the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation.The dictionary definition showcases how people would talk using two or more languages or accents whenever they talk to others. If I were to compare the two versions, my version is different from the dictionary definition, but the same concept. I could see the term being used when we say different forms of our language to people in different environments. It could occur when you would use slang when talking to your friends, but talk more professionally when in the workplace talking to your boss. The same could go for when you are talking to your elders in a more respectful tone than you …show more content…

It's like when my parents would ,accidentally at times, blend in their own native language when talking english to me. My parents wanted me to learn their native language, so they both started mixing in their language with english. They eventually stopped for reasons i have no clue on, but to me, that seems like a good example of the dictionary definition.The exact time code switching was used was when my parents started talking to me in english with some native language in their speech. Another example comes from a youtube video called, “Denice Frohman - Accents”. According to Denice Frohman, her mother would blend in the english language with spanish words when talking to her. Her mother's accent is the one that is making her speech sound hispanic even though she is using speaking the english language with some spanish words mixed in. Near the end of her poem Denice Frohman started “code switching” as well. She started spicing up her speech with spanish words like “hermano”, “weba”, and “dale”.She was demonstrating how her family reacts during a get together when she started code switching. Using her mother as an example and using code switching at the end highlighted the dictionary definition of the term. For my definition, however, I would summarize the definition in my own words on how people use the term

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