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code-switching

action of changing between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation
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code-switching

Summary

code-switching has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • code-switching is a type of change[2].
  • code-switching's Commons category is recorded as Code-switching[3].
  • code-switching's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Code-switching[4].
  • code-switching's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[5].
  • code-switching's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[6].

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Definition and Type

code-switching is a type of change[2].

Why It Matters

code-switching has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] code-switching is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

sociolinguistics

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Caterina Sansone · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bncf thesaurus id → 80055
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P508]]: 80055"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0335411-stridani-kodu-lingvistika
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0335411-stridani-kodu-lingvistika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → sociolinguistics
    Subclass of → change
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284043305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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