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Code-switching has become a tool for survival, a way to navigate different social situations and a means of asserting our cultural identity.

Code-switching is a linguistic phenomenon where a person alternates between two or more languages or language varieties in a single conversation. From a black person’s perspective, code-switching has been a part of our history since we were brought to this country as slaves and forced to adapt to a language and culture that was not our own. Over time, code-switching has become a tool for survival, a way to navigate different social situations, and a means of asserting our cultural identity.Read More »Code Switch