mixed-language writing
nounUK /mɪkst ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈraɪtɪŋ/
US /mɪkst ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈraɪtɪŋ/
Writing that uses words from more than one language.
Her mixed-language writing switched between English and Spanish in the same sentence.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A style of creative writing where two or more languages blend together on purpose.
The poet's mixed-language writing made the poem feel like two voices speaking at once.
3. Text in which a writer slips words from another language into their main language by habit.
His mixed-language writing often included French phrases he grew up hearing at home.
4. A way of writing that shows how languages influence and borrow from each other.
Scholars study mixed-language writing to see how English and other languages share words.