The Pros And Cons Of Code Switching

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This paper focuses on how processes deal with code–switching and cyber language manifest in the computer based communication. Code switching and cyber language is defined as a juxtaposition term within the same exchange of passages of speech that belongs to two different grammatical systems and subsystems. On the other hand, it is termed as the use of more than one linguistic variety, by one speaker in the course of one conversation. Therefore, depending on approach, code- switching and cyber language is defined as the juxtaposition of mixed linguistic codes that exists between single sentences or as an alternation of the codes that lacks a single pragmatic program (Danet, 2003). Code switching and cyber language are termed as common linguistic based practices that exists between bilingual and multilingual people and who easily find their way into communication by using digital media. Code switching (CS) online attracts the attention of linguists as mentioned in various studies of mid-1990s, it also remains less well researched in comparing with other linguistic processes in the same course. The majority of code switching in the process of nonfiction is thus found equally in advertising as well as journalistic based writing. This marginalization of Code Switching therefore bears no relation to the spread of the practice by its own. Given the true importance of multilingualism as well as the pervasiveness of the digital media worldwide, it also seems safe enough to believe

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