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CODE-SWITCHING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- code-switching
1, record 1, English, code%2Dswitching
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- code switching 2, record 1, English, code%20switching
correct, noun
- codeswitching 3, record 1, English, codeswitching
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We all have different ways of presenting ourselves in different situations. We behave differently at work, with friends, and with the family members that have known us all our lives. This shift is called code-switching ... 4, record 1, English, - code%2Dswitching
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alternance codique
1, record 1, French, alternance%20codique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'alternance codique désigne la manière dont une personne modifie sa façon de parler, d'agir ou de se vêtir selon le contexte social dans lequel elle se trouve. Cela se produit naturellement dans certaines circonstances : on ne s'exprimera pas de la même façon si on doit faire un discours officiel dans un contexte professionnel que si l'on raconte une anecdote à une amie. 2, record 1, French, - alternance%20codique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- code-switching
1, record 2, English, code%2Dswitching
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- code switching 2, record 2, English, code%20switching
correct, noun
- codeswitching 3, record 2, English, codeswitching
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Code-switching ... may be defined as stringing together two languages in alternation. ... for example, the speaker begins the sentence in Spanish, continues in English, and ends in Spanish. 4, record 2, English, - code%2Dswitching
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- alternance codique
1, record 2, French, alternance%20codique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- alternance de codes 2, record 2, French, alternance%20de%20codes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'alternance codique est le phénomène qui consiste à alterner les langues au cours d'une même conversation ou d'une même phrase. 3, record 2, French, - alternance%20codique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Même si la frontière entre emprunt et alternance codique est souvent floue, l'alternance codique est propre aux locuteurs bilingues et consiste en «passages dynamiques d'une langue à l'autre». 4, record 2, French, - alternance%20codique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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