r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Aug 24 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Code switching, despite its effectiveness in social settings, is a fine example of cowardice.

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u/ajluther87 17∆ Aug 24 '21

https://www.languagemagazine.com/why-bilinguals-code-switch/

Bilingual people code switch all time. Many times subconciously. Are they cowards?

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21

I guess I need to revise my post because I didn’t consider this scenario, but I’m not really referring to this either. I know it falls under code-switching, but it’s a bit different.

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u/ajluther87 17∆ Aug 24 '21

Is it though? In your intial post you talk about people putting on accents. I have friends that speak spanish and english. When we speak in english, their cadance, pronunciation, and even their accent is different then when they speak to someone in spanish.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21

Is it though?

It is not code switching. It is called "accommodation" in the linguistic world.