code switching

in sociolinguistics, the practice typical of individuals proficient in two or more registers, dialects, or languages who will switch from one to the other depending on the conversational context or in order to enhance linguistic or social meaning. See also diglossia.

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May 10th 2024

sex-chromosomal aberration

any disorder of structure, function, or both that is associated with the complete or partial absence of a sex chromosome or with the presence of extra sex chromosomes. Examples of such disorders are Klinefelter’s syndrome, XYY syndrome, and Turner syndrome.