CODE SWITCHING AND LANGUAGE TRANSFERS
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Code-switching, language transfer, cross-linguistic influence, code-meshing, translingualism, bilingual proficiency, linguistic interference.Abstract
This article analyzes the distinctions and overlaps between code-switching and language transfer in multilingual communication. It clarifies their linguistic mechanisms, speaker proficiency requirements, and functions, while also explaining related concepts such as code-meshing, translanguaging, and translingualism. The paper provides clear definitions and resolves common terminological confusion in linguistic research.
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2025-12-14
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CODE SWITCHING AND LANGUAGE TRANSFERS. (2025). American Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, 43, 184-187. https://americanjournal.org/index.php/ajrhss/article/view/3233






