e-ISSN: 2582-5208 International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science Volume:03/Issue:02/February-2021
Impact Factor- 5.354
www.irjmets.com
CODE-SWITCHING AMONG NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY’S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Ashek Muhammad Rumi*1, Mrs. Tania Rahman*2 *1North *2Senior
South University, Dhaka.
Lecturer, North South University, Dhaka.
ABSTRACT This research shows us the use of code-switching among Bangla and English version students at North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. At present code-switching is a common phenomenon among the young generation. In this research, I have focused on different factors such as gender, educational background, age, different class. Through this factor, I have conducted our research. In this research, I have pointed out which background students use code-switching more in their conversation and the Code -switching type variation among them. Even, I have a concern about the gender-specific variation in code-switching. I get an idea about the level of language proficiency among English and Bangla Medium students. This research shows the chunk-based words uses and selection among both English and Bangla version students in their conversation. Through taking interviews with twenty students, I have come to our conclusion. I have mainly focused on university-level students for our research. In this research shows a positive sense in our hypothesis and my observation. It’s a very buzz concepts that are concerning worldwide especially in the bilingual society. Bangladesh and many Indian sub-continental countries the people are bilingual both educated and illiterate people. Educated people know English and illiterate people know Bengali and other local languages. Some of the findings of my research were very familiar that I have studied in our class. In this short research, I are trying to cover many aspects regarding code-switching, and I related this research finding with different scholars' ideas about code-switching. Its not a big research but this qualitative is very unique and the method I have chosen for doing this research is not common in the research field. I like to take this research in a broader level. This is research also shows our language current situation how much we are using other language word in our conversations. Actual Bangla is lost now and its something different.
I.
INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, we are living in a world where code-switching has become an integral part of communication and language. People are regularly doing this unconsciously. At present, code-switching is like a kind of phenomenon that is mostly used by university-level students and the young generation, both English and Bangla version students are used to switch their code in random conversation. By the word, 'code' is referred to as a language, and 'switching' is switching is referring to change. Together it becomes a change of the language. Depending on the context, there are many types of code-switching that we are found in the study of code-switching. Gumperz (1982) defines "code-switching as juxtaposition within some speech that belongs to a different grammatical system on the subsystem." Depending on the context, they do many kinds of code-switching in their conversation such as inter sentential, Intra-sentential shall single word and boat in different situations learners which court but the common phenomenon of code-switching is not having the educated and appropriate vocabulary knowledge of the common language, so most of the Bengali version student paper code-switching when they are talking in English, and most of the English version students switch their Code when they are talking in Bengali. Bangla version students do not know the appropriate word of English; on the other hand, English version students do not have appropriate knowledge about some Bangla words. It is clear to all that educational background matters and also context matters in switching Code, but there are some of the Other factors that are also related to code-switching. Among the young generation, sometimes they want to express they are emotions and they wanted to make their conversation more clearable to the other person. Through code-switching, it is effortless to express their emotions appropriately. "Code in sociolinguistics simply refers to a language or a language variety." (Khullar, 2019) Some people considered code-switching is the best way to show solidarity, and it is the best process to make any conversation more understandable and useful to another person. Different people have different reasons for using code-switching in their communication. www.irjmets.com
@International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering, Technology and Science
[337]