Factors that affect code switching (CS) for Chinese and Persian interlocutors in daily dialogues and online posting/texting

An observational study for Empirical Research Methods in Linguistics

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Factors that affect code switching (CS) for Chinese and Persian interlocutors in daily dialogues and online posting/texting

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Which of the following is your native language?

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In a spoken dialogue, when you want to express “你敢信吗，敢吗” (can you believe this, can you?), would you say “你敢信吗，can you believe it” instead? If not, why?

In a spoken dialogue, when you want to express “这里太多没品位的人了，让我走！” (people here have no taste, let me go!), would you say “这里太多没品位的人了，let me go!” instead? If not, why?

In a spoken dialogue, when you want to express “他的小品让我尴尬得脚趾抓地” (his skit is cringy), would you say “他的小品太 cringy 了” instead? If not, why?

In a spoken dialogue, when you want to express “她在我心里就是仙女下凡” (she is a fairy in my eyes), would you say “she is a dream come true” instead? If not, why?

In a spoken dialogue, when you want to express “上海算是大城市” (Shanghai is a metropolitan city), would you say “上海算是 metropolitan” instead? If not, why?

In a text or online post, when you want to express “德尔斐神谕的第一条就是认识你自己” (‘Know thyself’ is the first maxim of the Oracle of Delphi), would you say “德尔斐神谕的第一条就是 Know thyself” instead?

In a text or online post, when you want to express “这是假的，绝对是假的” (this is fake, can’t be true), would you say “这是假的，can’t be true” instead? If not, why?

In a text or online post, when you want to express “我管她唱什么，谁在乎？！” (who cares what she is singing about), would you say “我管她唱什么，who cares” instead? If not, why?

In a text or online post, when you want to express “她也算是纽约客了” (she is something of a New Yorker herself), would you say “她也算是 New Yorker 了” instead? If not, why?

In a text or online post, when you want to express “你就乱说吧” (go ahead keep lying), would you say “love the way you lie” instead? If not, why?

In a text or online post, when you want to express “他上一张录音室专辑很烂” (his last studio album is meh), would you say “他上一张 studio album 很烂” instead? If not, why?