Code Mixing and Code Switching Quiz

Welcome to your Code Mixing and Code Switching Quiz

1. Who defined code mixing as the consistent transfer of linguistic units from one language into another?

2. Which country uses the term “mix-mix” for its code-mixed variety of English?

3. What is Singlish?

4. In which domains is code mixing increasingly observed in India?

5. Which Hindi intensifier + English adjective pair is an example of code mixing?

6. What does the term “speech economy” refer to in the context of code mixing/switching?

7. Which of the following is a culturally bound word often used in code mixing?

8. Which register frequently uses code-mixed words like “supari,” “bandh,” and “gherao”?

9. The statement “He’s ekdum horrified” is an example of:

10. In code mixing, what does "desi producers have this ajeeb desire" illustrate?

11. Which element is not a typical motivation for code mixing?

12. In contemporary India, code mixing is most commonly observed in:

13. Which of the following is an example of idiom and collocation insertion?

14. What is code switching?

15. How does code switching differ from borrowing?

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