Iranian bilinguals’ reverse code-switching: an implicit quest for power?

Abstract: Positioned within the discipline of sociocultural linguistics, this study redefines the concept of code-switching (CS) by focusing on switches to L2 within one’s mainstream speech in L1-a phenomenon called reverse code-switching (RCS). It further studies the role that age, educational background, second language proficiency (SLP), and familiarity with second language culture (FSLC) factors play on these perceptions. Applying a mixed-method approach, a researcher-made instrument was validated through Rasch modeling and exploratory factorial analyses, and the results were computed through a multivariate regression. The older and less educated the audiences, the more they labeled RCS as a symbolic resource. The younger generation and the more educated considered it more as a metaphorical switch. Socially negative attitudes were negatively correlated with SLP, but statistically unaffected by FSLC. The study concludes with a discussion of the results and a body of implications for future research.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Iranian bilinguals’ reverse code-switching: an implicit quest for power? ; volume:1 ; number:3 ; year:2014 ; pages:171-191 ; extent:21 ; Journal of world languages ; 1, Heft 3 (2014), 171-191 (gesamt 21)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Ghahari, Shima

Further information

• DOI: 10.1080/21698252.2014.988430
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022091614155574808015
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:33 AM CEST