The Emergence Machine

Code Switching

process · Anthropology · Level 14 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

code-switching emerges from language. It requires culture, time.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
code-switching
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Code L6 (requires)
    Code switching: The practice of alternating between two or more languages, dialects, or linguistic varieties in a single conversation, interaction, or speech event, often reflecting the speaker's dynamic negotiation of identity, social context, and cultural affiliation.
  • Language L7 (foundational)
    Language provides the foundational basis for understanding code switching.
  • Switch L13 (requires)
    Code switching: The practice of alternating between two or more languages, dialects, or linguistic varieties in a single conversation, interaction, or speech event, often reflecting the speaker's dynamic negotiation of identity, social context, and cultural affiliation.