An Analysis of the Patterns of Code Switching in the Namibian Parliament

Abstract

This chapter examines patterns of code switching in the Namibian Parliament as represented in the volumes of parliamentary Hansards from 2015 to 2017. In this chapter, a sample of 10 issues of the Namibian parliamentary Hansards were selected. The selected Hansards constituted a representative purposive sample of the Hansards produced by the Parliament of the Republic of Namibia from 2015 to 2017. The selection of the Hansards to form part of the sample depended on the availability of hard copies of the selected issues. Using purposive sampling was important in choosing the right sample for the study as some Hansards had fewer instances of code switching than others. It was important to select those with high frequencies of code switching.