Functions of Code-switching and People’s Attitudes --A Case Study in WeChat Communication
Abstract
With the development of the internet and progress in communication technology, WeChat plays a more and more important role in people’s life in China. In daily communication, as a common linguistic phenomenon, code-switching appears a lot in WeChat communica_x005ftion as well. Through analysing real data from WeChat conversations, the author examines people’s attitudes towards code-switching and the functions it serves in daily communication.
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