Phonetic accommodation in children’s code-switching

Khattab, Ghada

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511576331.010

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“…As such, it is possible to posit that the range of what is considered 'English-like' may be determined by the norm of the larger monolingual community, by the non-switched norms of the bilingual community, or even some fluid implementation of both (e.g. for shifts in non-switched phonetic productions based on a speaker's perception of a listener's language background, see Khattab 2009).…”

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The role of code-switching and language context in bilingual phonetic transfer

Olson

2016

Journal of the International Phonetic Association

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The present study examines the effect of two potential catalysts for interlanguage phonetic interaction, code-switching and language mode, on the production of voice onset time (VOT) to better understand the role of (near) simultaneous dual language activation on phonetic production, as well as the nature of phonetic transfer. An oral production paradigm was carried out in which Spanish-English bilinguals produced words with initial voiceless stops as non-switched tokens, code-switched tokens in an otherwise monolingual context, and code-switched tokens in a bilingual context. Results demonstrated a degree of phonetic transfer associated with code-switching, either unidirectional or bi-directional. Specifically, English, with long lag VOT, was more susceptible to phonetic transfer than Spanish (short lag). Contrary to expectations, while the code-switching effect was present in both monolingual and bilingual mode, there was no additional transfer, or additive effect, of bilingual language mode. Differences in the effects of code-switching on English and Spanish are discussed with respect to the inherently different acceptable VOT ranges in the two languages. Furthermore, the lack of difference in VOT between the code-switched tokens in the monolingual and bilingual contexts is taken to suggest limits on phonetic transfer.

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The role of code-switching and language context in bilingual phonetic transfer

Olson

2016

Journal of the International Phonetic Association

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“…The innate filter requires that the strong caregiver influence found in early stages of dialect acquisition among monolinguals (Chambers, 2003: 174;Foulkes Docherty, & Watt, 1999, 2005Roberts, 2002;Roberts & Labov, 1995:101;Smith, Durham, & Fortune, 2007) be absent for non-native caregivers. However, many British Asian children who speak their heritage language at home before attending school initially develop limited and heavily accented English at an early age, based directly on caregiver interactions (cf., Khattab 2009). As Evans, Mistry, & Moreiras (2007) also noted, this suggests that non-native parental traits can be acquired at very early stages, and that their retention or loss may be governed by shifts in the balance of input and social integration with particular peer groups, as in the case of native speaker migration and contact (Kerswill & Williams, 2000).…”

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“…10 Home and parent contexts thus appear to play an important role here (cf. AlWer, 2007;Khattab, 2009;Stanford, 2008), a type of influence downplayed in peer-focused studies of Western communities and particularly in the Ethan Experience hypothesis. A full discussion of these gendered differences in repertoire are discussed in detail elsewhere (Sharma, forthcoming).…”

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Cognitive and social forces in dialect shift: Gradual change in London Asian speech

Sharma

Sankaran

2011

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A B S T R A C TThis study examines the retention of a non-native dialect feature by British Asians in London. We examine the use of one Punjabi feature (t-retroflexion) and one British feature (t-glottaling) across three groups: first-generation non-native immigrants and two age groups of second-generation British Asians. Cognitively oriented models predict that non-native features will either be innately blocked (Chambers, 2002) or reallocated by native generations. A socially oriented model allows for more gradual change. Contrary to the cognitive view, the older second generation neither blocks nor clearly reallocates use of t-retroflexion; they closely mirror the first generation's non-native use. However, they simultaneously control nativelike t-glottaling, reflecting a robust bidialectal ability. It is the younger second generation who exhibit focused reallocation in the form and function of tretroflexion. This 20-year lag corresponds to major changes in demographics and race relations in the community over 5 decades. The study shows that acquisition of the local dialect and retention of exogenous features should be seen as independently constrained rather than as mutually exclusive.

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“…Other researchers tested spontaneous code-switching (e.g. Khattab, 2009, Balukas & Koops, 2014, and yet others relied on the production of isolated words (Olson, 2013). These different experimental paradigms are likely to have consequences for the realization of phonetic categories.…”

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Voice onset time in Spanish–English spontaneous code-switching

Piccinini

Arvaniti

2015

Journal of Phonetics

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Research on the phonetics of code-switching has focused on voice onset time (VOT) and has yielded mixed results regarding cross-language interaction, possibly due to differences in data used (scripted vs. spontaneous speech) and populations examined (L1 vs. L2 dominant, early vs. late bilinguals). Here VOT was measured in a corpus of spontaneous code-switching speech elicited from a homogeneous group of early bilinguals in conversation with and without distraction (completion of jigsaw puzzles). The distraction meant to increase cognitive load, a manipulation that could affect phonetic realization. Both English and Spanish VOT were shorter at codeswitching points than in comparable monolingual utterances. English VOT lengthened overall under increased cognitive load (but remained shorter in code-switching as compared to the monolingual context). These results support previous findings of VOT shortening in code-switching for both English and Spanish, and confirm that the effect applies in the natural speech of early bilinguals.

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Phonetic accommodation in children’s code-switching

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The role of code-switching and language context in bilingual phonetic transfer

The role of code-switching and language context in bilingual phonetic transfer

Cognitive and social forces in dialect shift: Gradual change in London Asian speech

Voice onset time in Spanish–English spontaneous code-switching

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