ABSTRACT
It is probably true to say that if young British-born Caribbeans from London have a conversation lasting longer than a few turns, then it will contain London English even if it contains Creole as well. Thus the interaction between Creole and English in the talk of this group is of central interest to anyone studying the linguistic behaviour of black Londoners. The principal means whereby the two language varieties interact in conversation is through language alternation in the form of code switching.
