... primary school in which I studied grade and grade In this example, the speaker uses the word “president” twice: “the president of the local hospital” and the president of the primary school” At ... specific than “his home”; however, to avoid unexpected mistakes, the speaker deliberately chooses a safe and simple choice 2.3 Compensatory strategies According to Oxford (1990), compensatory strategies ... developments influencing speakers’ choice of language in conversation Thus, code switching is a strategy used in a community in which people share more than one language The choice of code switching is...