On attitudes towards code-switching among English Philology students

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https://doi.org/10.26881/bp.2018.2.03

Keywords:

code-switching, attitude, Polish students, German students, English Philology

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe and analyse attitudes towards, and reasons for, code-switching among English Philology students. The authors show the evolution in the perception of code-switching by linguists. In the past it was seen as a violation of the linguistic norm, whereas today it is often perceived as an indispensable tool in the process of communication among bi- and multilingual speakers. The attitudes of linguists have been compared with those of students and laypeople. It appears that code-switching may be both a valuable linguistic tool which enlarges one’s linguistic repertoire and a sign of linguistic incompetence, which is reflected in the mixed attitudes towards this phenomenon among English Philology students, who usually present a high level of linguistic awareness.

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Published

2018-12-06

How to Cite

Noińska, M., & Golubiewski, M. (2018). On attitudes towards code-switching among English Philology students. Beyond Philology An International Journal of Linguistics, Literary Studies and English Language Teaching, (15/2), 59–75. https://doi.org/10.26881/bp.2018.2.03

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Linguistics