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volksringo

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Hi ya,
Why do Deaf and HOH people code-switch between different people/situations. My culture teacher wants me to research.
Reasons?

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The simple aswer is: "To better communicate in a wide variety of situations. A deaf/Deaf individual will do what is necessary to make themselves best understood, and to best understand."
 
jillio said:
The simple aswer is: "To better communicate in a wide variety of situations. A deaf/Deaf individual will do what is necessary to make themselves best understood, and to best understand."
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Not necessarily best understood. Code switching can be a language that is developed between certain friends, partners, family, etc. It's no different than someone whispering in someone else's ear -- thereby saying something they don't want others to hear. It's the same for deaf people wanting to ensure what they're signing aren't understood by certain others.
 
AlleyCat said:
Not necessarily best understood. Code switching can be a language that is developed between certain friends, partners, family, etc. It's no different than someone whispering in someone else's ear -- thereby saying something they don't want others to hear. It's the same for deaf people wanting to ensure what they're signing aren't understood by certain others.
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Agreed what you said...

Code switching is ability to switch between one language to another. And how much of language changes for individuals.

A child being raised in Spanish speaking home but go to English speaking school. That child is a code switcher between two cultures and languages. This is an example of one.

Another example, Deaf child is given oral, ASL and English development upbringing. But that child will use Oral with her parents (as if parent don't know ASL), then use ASL with her friends. But will mix ASL and Oral with interpreters.

Code switches do drive me nuts and don't like Sit Com ASL/English mixed. Need to turn off sound verbal and maintain visual ASL completely. And if spoken English, stop signing. That is much easier and maintain the language structure. If both mixed, its like french and Spanish speaking same time.
 
AlleyCat said:
Not necessarily best understood. Code switching can be a language that is developed between certain friends, partners, family, etc. It's no different than someone whispering in someone else's ear -- thereby saying something they don't want others to hear. It's the same for deaf people wanting to ensure what they're signing aren't understood by certain others.
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Well, code switching, in the linguistic sense, is a bit more complicated than someone whispering in someone else's ear. If it is not a different language being whispered, then code switching has not occurred.
 
Adjusting to communicate in any language or form is code switching. Whispering in ones ear or doing a secret hand shake.
 
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