Manifestations of code switching within the spontaneous conversation of Hausa bilinguals

The survey reported in this article focuses on the manifestation ofcode switching phenomena within the spontaneous conversation of Hausa-English bilinguals studying at University Utara Malaysia. Information for the investigation was gathered using a set of questionnaires distributed to 80 bilinguals, who filled them. The datawere discussed under the summary of previous studies (Li (2000); Woolard (2004) and Auer (2010)). The conclusion of the research establishedthat alternating between two or more languagesis a natural and subconscious bilingual behavior. Moreover, the bilingual speakers usually employ code switching as discourse strategiesto communicate effectivelyduring conversation.