Question

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

• A. Code-making
• B. Code-switching/ code-mixing
• C. Code-speech
• D. Code-language

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Code-switching/ code-mixing

• 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.

👉 Example:
"I told him yesterday कि मैं नहीं आ सकता!"
(This mixes English and Hindi.)