Why do Mandarin speakers code-switch? a case study of conversational code-switching in China

• Main Authors: Zhong, Xinyi, Ang, Lay Hoon, Victor Danarajan, Sharon Sharmini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature Publisher 2024
• Subjects: Sociolinguistics
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/111995/1/2024_HSSCOMMS_1-11_SSCI_Q1_Scopus_ZXY.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/111995/; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03534-z

Multilingualism is becoming increasingly common worldwide, with multilingual studies becoming more popular and accelerating interpersonal language contacts; however, it remains controversial and ambiguous in China. The current study aims to explore codeswitching (CS) patterns and factors among Mand...