Intersentential codeswitching

Intersentential (or inter-sentential) codeswitching refers to a type of codeswitching: the alternation in a single discourse between two languages, where the switching occurs after a sentence in the first language has been completed and the next sentence starts with a new language (e.g. Appel & Muysken 1987:118).

Example
The following example shows intersentential switching from Turkish to Dutch (Backus (1992:91)):
 * Niye ora-ya gönder-iyor-lar? Arm man
 * why there-DAT send-PROG-3PL poor man
 * 'Why are the sending him there? the poor man'

Synonyms

 * extra-sentential codeswitching (Poplack 1980:602)