Code Mixing and Code Switching in Hindi-English Bilingual Individuals with Aphasics

Abstract

Bilingual aphasia test and Matrix language frame model were used to see the code switching and code mixing among Hind-English bilingual individuals with aphasia. Five individuals with aphasia and 5 neurologically normal adults matched for age, gender, education level and language were taken as subjects. A comparison was made between controls and clinical group and across contexts as to levels at which code mixing and code switching occurred. Instances of code mixing and code switching were compared across different conversation contexts. The extent and type of language mixing were compared with the premorbid language use. It was noticed that embedded language (EL) insertion, ML+EL constituents were exhibited more frequently among individuals with aphasia. This finding gives an idea how code mixing and switching occurs among Hindi-English bilingual aphasics.