Which one of the following does the passage offer as evidence that code–switching cannot be entirely explained by sit...

jingjingxiao11111@gmail.com on April 16, 2020

Why is E wrong? Thanks

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hfatima1 on September 18, 2020

where is the support for the right answer?

jingjingxiao11111@gmail.com on October 30, 2020

Hi I am not an instructor and I also got this question wrong but now as I revisit this question, I understand your confusion. The line supporting the correct answer B comes from line 44-49: “But situational factors do not account for all code–switching; it occurs even when the domain would lead one not to expect it. In these cases, one language tends to be the primary one, while the other is used only sparingly to achieve certain rhetorical effects.” Since it paraphrases line 44-49 by claiming that code-switching can occur in situations not dictated or predicted by situational factors, B, which states that “Code–switching sometimes occurs in conversations whose situational factors would be expected to involve the use of a single language“ is the correct answer.

I hope I explained it correctly. Please fee free to correct me. Thank you