To Swish or to Mesh

Title

To Swish or to Mesh

Description

WR 122

Winner of Best Essay Award

Creator

Isaiah Limu

supported by

Wesley Mathis

Abstract

For this essay, I wrote about code switching and code meshing, two different practices that we as people use everyday, sometimes unconsciously. The essay is made up of two interviews. I decided to interview my mom and my grandma, because they are the two people that I am closest to in my life. I asked them about the impact that code switching has had on their lives, and I discuss the difference between code switching and code meshing. My main goal of this essay was to convey to the reader why both concepts are essential to everyday communication, and I hope that readers can read the essay and understand why I believe that both should be used but they should be used in certain, appropriate situations.

Key Words

Code switching

code meshing

writing situations

Rights

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Language

eng

Identifier

UnboundV4e

volume

4

Date

6/15/2023