Types of Code Switching
Baju-me jao beta, andar mat go to the side son, not inside Keep to the side.
The switch “keep to the side” here has the same meaning with “Baju-me jao beta” or go to the side. The speaker reiterates his calling by switching to English.
Then, the function of the switch here is to clarify what has been said in the beginning.
e. Message qualification
The function of the language switch is to qualify the message or to convey the main message. The form of switch here such as sentence, verb complements,
predicates following a copula. The example from college student conversation and B :
A : Bina vet kiye ap a gae without waiting you come B : Nehi. I came to the bus stop peccis per about nine twenty-five.
According to the example above, B switches Hindhi to English. The switch of English is functioned to convey B’s main message.
f. Personalization vs Objectivization
The code is related to some cases such as; a message whether a statement reflects personal opinion or knowledge and whether it reflects in specific
instances or has the authority of generally known fact. For example: Austrian village farmers making plans for sharing machinery and dealing with problems
that might come up. A : Ale mormaya teke nadrita O.K. let us do it like this dann von etwas
is, no guet then if something happens, O.K. fine. Pa tole gax wikolna if sometimes the motor must be rewound kos sibn axthundert siling
it costs seven or eight hundred shillings
B : Ja jap aye denar tau O.K., O.K., then the money is there [later in the same discussion]
A : Yes sak leta dien oli nter I put in oil every year. Kost virzen siling it costs fourteen shillings.
According to example above, A begins with a personalized statement suggesting what the group should do. The function of the switching from A in his
first utterance is to reflect his opinion. Then, in his last utterance, he shifts to German as to imply the, as is the cost of the oil. The shift to German gives the air
of objective factuality and it can reflect his knowledge toward how much cost they need.