Abstract
Code-mixing is a phenomenon whereby elements belonging to different language systems or sub-systems of the same language are included in a single utterance. Code-mixing appears largely independent of speaker intent and is caused by the difficulty of keeping separate two language systems; it is not motivated by any evident communicative function. Ancient Greek texts evidence cases of code-mixing which are due to contact among various dialects and between the Koine and dialects.
Code-mixing (CM), which is also referred to as …