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A bi/multilingual person switching or changing from one language to another in conversation. This process is known as ___.

ACode-making

BCode-switching/ code-mixing

CCode-speech

DCode-language

Answer:

B. Code-switching/ code-mixing

Read Explanation:

  • Code-switching is when a bi/multilingual speaker alternates between two or more languages (or varieties) within a conversation, sentence, or even phrase depending on the context, topic, or social setting.

  • Code-mixing refers to blending elements (words, phrases) of one language into another in the same utterance.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Example:
"I told him yesterday เค•เคฟ เคฎเฅˆเค‚ เคจเคนเฅ€เค‚ เค† เคธเค•เคคเคพ!"
(This mixes English and Hindi.)


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