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Code-switching: the origins, purpose and pitfalls
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Code-switching is a term used in linguistics to describe tailoring your language to your present social context
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Vice President Kamala Harris ruffled some feathers when she appeared to adopt a different tone or accent with a crowd than she had previously during her recent campaign trip to Detroit to talk about labor unions. As videos circulated of the speech, her critics accused her of using linguistic pandering and being inauthentic. However, many rushed to her defense, noting there is a name for what Harris was doing: code-switching.
What is code-switching, and why do people do it?
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