Code Mixing

Code-mixing refers to the mixture of two or more languages or language varieties in speech. While the term code-switching emphasizes a multilingual speaker's movement from one grammatical system to another, the term code-mixing suggests a hybrid form, drawing from distinct grammars. In other words, code mixing emphasizes the formal aspects of language structures, while code switching emphasizes linguistic performance.

Code-mixing is researched in a variety of subfields of linguistics, including language acquisition, morphology, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and syntax.

Local Names of Mixed Codes

There are many names for specific mixtures of languages, often facetious or perjorative in nature.

• Chinglish
• Englog
• Franglais
• Franponais
• Greeklish
• Konglish
• Manglish
• Maltenglish
• Poglish
• Porglish
• Portuñol
• Spanglish
• Taglish