Types of Code-switching among Young Adults with Bilingualism

The present study aimed to analyse and compare various forms of code-switching among adult male female Tamil-English bilinguals. This research involved thirty bilingual (Tamil English) adults between the ages 18 25. Each participant was given an updated version cookie-theft picture asked describe it in Tamil. kinds code-switching, such as tag switching, intra-sentential inter-sentential were identified through data analysis. Results indicated that language switching occurs more frequently phrases participants exhibit significantly higher than participants, particularly switching. findings can help linguists speech-language pathologists understand types employed by However, a larger population needs be studied for further investigation.