code switching

A form of code-switching — The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties.

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Meanings

nouncode switching (countable and uncountable, plural code switchings)

plural code switchings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of code-switching.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of code switch
Cite this entry
APA

code switching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20switching

MLA

“code switching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20switching. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “code switching,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20switching.

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