AFRICAN HOME: SOUL SWITCH (PART 2)

To be born in Britain to an African family affords one with the ability to code switch. It’s fascinating to see how a 3 year old is able to switch from Standard English to Pidgin and even Yoruba (not pictured above). The most common presentation of code switching for the British Born African child is using English at school and their mother tongue at home. Specifically for those of west African heritage the ‘home’ language can also be a creole of the host country i.e., Pidgin, Krio based on what