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| Code-switching is a term in linguistics referring to using
more than one language or dialect in conversation. Bilinguals,
who can speak at least two languages fluently, have the ability
to use elements of both languages when conversing with another
bilingual. What is said is syntactically and phonologically
appropriate; that means that even if words from another language
are included into the sentence, they will be adapted to the
grammatical rules of the first language. Code-switching can
occur between sentences (inter sentential) or within a single
sentence (intrasentential). Code-switching is now considered to
be a normal and natural product of interaction between the
bilingual (or multilingual) speaker's languages. Code-switching
can be distinguished from other language contact phenomena such
as loan translation (calques), borrowing, pidgins and creoles,
and transfer or interference