In linguistics, code switching refers to people altering their "code" in certain contexts, depending on who they are speaking to. In this sense, a code typically refers to a different language. Much ...

Code-switching refers to the alternation between two or more languages or language varieties within a discourse, conversation turn or even a single utterance. It arises from a complex interplay of ...

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'Code-switching' was originally coined as a linguistic term for the ways in which bilingual people engage with language. It describes bilingual speakers alternating between literal linguistic codes in ...

Recent debates around the cultural practice of code-switching, or using professional voice, are ongoing. It’s important to note that those of us who code-switch do so to avoid microaggressions. Here ...

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For many people of color living in the United States, code-switching has become an automated survival tool, something so ingrained in daily life that it often goes unnoticed. While the term ...

I started working at age 15 and since then, I've had two personas: workplace me and the real me. Workplace me is witty yet professional. She's cheerful, high-pitched, and tries to enunciate every word ...