Essays on Bilingualism

Code-switching is the ability for bilinguals to alternate their linguistic codes in the same conversation. Through this definition, code-switching evolved in research on different types of code-switching. These can include code-switching as being a sentence filler, expressing an attitude, and being appropriate with grammar (Toribio, 2001). An example of code-switching that’s appropriate for grammar would...

In current times, it is very common for people to be bilingual or even multilingual due to learning them from their parents or even going beyond and learning languages on their own. There are also many people who have misconceptions that being a bilingual individual can actually be harmful. There are also another set of...

It goes without saying that nowadays the concept of bilingualism remains one of the most debatable issues among linguists and psychologists. According to the statistics, bilinguals constitute more than half of the world’s population. Due to globalization processes, it is envisaged that the number will be only mounting. During the twentieth century, bilingualism was believed...