Code-Switching By Multilingual Pakistanis On Twitter: A Qualitative Analysis

Code-switching is practicing two different grammatical systems where multilinguals also move between languages or dialects registers of the same language. In current article, code-switching characterized as simultaneous use more within a conversation. The study focused on practices social media website Twitter. While posting Twitter, may several languages. aim this was to describe and analyze code-switched Tweets for any recurring patterns practices. population involved Twitter users living in Rawalpindi-Islamabad area Pakistan. were collected basis time location through random cluster sampling method. A qualitative analysis individual done, pointed out. This purely observational research. It found that sampled only Urdu English. at intra-sentential level common than inter-sentential level. clauses most form code-switching. Over half had English sentence(s) preceding sentence(s). findings suggest occurs commonly They further imply generally prefers start with before Urdu. results be useful demystifying phenomenon online spaces.