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September 28, 2025Open Access

Code-Switching, Cognitive Load, and Identity Negotiation: A Psycholinguistic Study of Bilingual Youth in Urban Pakistan

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This psycholinguistic study examines cognitive load and identity negotiation in bilingual youth, highlighting code-switching dynamics.

More frequent code-switching is linked to greater cognitive load, resulting in longer reaction times and increased errors.
Bilingual youth view code-switching as both a symbol of modernity and a source of identity conflict between cultural expectations.
The study utilized a mixed-methods design, combining experimental tasks, surveys, and interviews to gather data.
Recognizing the implications of code-switching may help in designing educational curricula that manage cognitive demands.

Khan et al. (2025) studied this question.

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