Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Multilingual speakers frequently mix their languages in conversation, a practice known as code-switching. This chapter provides an overview of research into how grammatical gender/noun classes and classifier systems occur in code-switching contexts. To date, code-switching research on nominal classification has focused on gender assignment in mixed nominal constructions, with little attention paid to classifiers or noun classes, despite their prevalence in languages spoken in multilingual regions, such as West Africa and the Amazon. The chapter outlines the main gender/noun class and classifier assignment strategies observed in mixed nominal constructions across different language combinations. It discusses how existing theoretical and psycholinguistic approaches may account for the patterns that emerge and identifies key directions for future research. This overview offers new insights into the range and creativity of noun classification devices in mixed speech, further refining our understanding of code-switching within the nominal domain.</jats:p>