code-mixing

Code-mixing is the mixing of two or more languages or language varieties in speech.

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As code-switching
In sociolinguistics
In language acquisition
In psychology and psycholinguistics
As fused lect
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Code-mixing is the mixing of two or more languages or language varieties in speech.

Some scholars use the terms "code-mixing" and "code-switching" interchangeably, especially in studies of syntax, morphology, and other formal aspects of language. Others assume more specific definitions of code-mixing, but these specific definitions may be different in different subfields of linguistics, education theory, communications etc.