Patterns and predictors of code-switching in Singapore preschoolers: a corpus-based study

Wu, Dandan; Cai, Liman; Liang, Luyao; Li, Hui

doi:10.1080/13670050.2021.1997903

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“…For the investigation of influencing family variables a more representative sample would be desirable. Moreover, parental attitudes toward code-switching and their own and familial code-switching practices probably affect children's code-switching (Wu, Cai, Liang & Li, 2021). Families' concrete acculturation strategies and problems might additionally explain code-switching patterns in children (Berry et al, 2006).…”

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Language proficiency predictors of code-switching behavior in dual-language-learning children

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Code-switching, switching between different languages within the same conversation, is a prominent feature in bilingual communication. This study aimed to elucidate to what extent the linguistic abilities and age of dual-language-learning preschoolers influence the frequency and purposes of code-switching (compensatory, to bridge linguistic gaps; preferential, to express content as fluently as possible; pragmatic, to phrase something appropriately for the situation). Parental code-switching ratings of 101 German/French–Turkish/Italian dual-language learners aged 32–78 months were analyzed. Generalized linear mixed models revealed positive but no negative effects of societal- and heritage-language skills on children's code-switching frequencies independent of switching purposes and with no evidence of age effects. Hence, code-switching across the preschool age mainly reflects high linguistic competences. Models with linguistically and psychometrically parallelized language scores indicated a strong switching tendency toward the societal language when proficiency in both languages is high, and away from the societal language when language proficiencies are low.

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Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%