A Sociolinguistic Study of Chhattisgarhi English Code Mixing by Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students of Pendra Road

Abstract

newlineThis study investigates the linguistic phenomenon of code-mixing in newlineChhattisgarhi written and spoken forms used by Chhattisgarhi undergraduate newlineand postgraduate students from two colleges, Pandit Madhav Rao Sapre and newlineDr. Bhavar Singh Porte colleges which are located at Pendra Road in Gaurela- newlinePendra-Marwahi (GPM) district of Chhattisgarh. It shows how these students, newlineat different levels, mix English lexical items in Chhattisgarhi in terms of newlineformal and informal contexts. Further, it reveals the significant factors or newlinereasons beyond mixing the languages in their communication. newline