code-switching

code-switching(
kod
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swih
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chihng
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el cambio de código
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Many children who are learning two languages simultaneously use code-switching, even though they don't realize it.Muchos niños que aprenden dos idiomas simultáneamente recurren al cambio de código, aunque no se den cuenta.
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