The future of code mixing research: Integrating psycholinguistic and formal grammatical theories

Goldrick, Matthew; Putnam, Michael T.; Schwarz, Lara

doi:10.1017/s1366728916000390

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“…This establishes the result in (21). In vℒ + V ≡ vℒ + Lv, ℒ will surface: the output will be v.ℒ v; mapping ① vℒ + V → v.ℒv; peti(t) + ami → .pø.ti.ta.mi.…”

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Putnam

Klosinski

2017

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Although formal analyses of code-switching have enjoyed some success in determining which structures and interfaces are more fertile environments for switches than others, research exposing recalcitrant counter-examples to proposed constraints and axioms responsible for governing code-switching is abound. We advance the claim here that sub-optimal representations, i.e., losers , stand to reveal important information regarding the interaction of grammatical principles and processing strategies of bilingual speakers and that any comprehensive analysis of code-switching phenomena should include them. These losers are the result of gradient activation in both input and output forms. We demonstrate how the formalism Gradient Symbolic Computation (GSC; Smolensky et al., 2014) can account for both of these observed facets of bilingual grammars in a unified manner. Building upon the work of Goldrick et al. (2016a,b), we provide an analysis of mixed determiner phrases (DPs) as an example of the fundamental components of a GSC-analysis.

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“…This establishes the result in (21). In vℒ + V ≡ vℒ + Lv, ℒ will surface: the output will be v.ℒ v; mapping ① vℒ + V → v.ℒv; peti(t) + ami → .pø.ti.ta.mi.…”

Section: A Meta-analysis Of the Liaison Analysissupporting

confidence: 60%

“…Of central importance in that work is the complex interaction between crucial gradience and strong structure-sensitivity. Some initial applications of this work have accounted for gradience in sound structure errors in speech production [18] and the distribution of gradient structures in multilingual code switching [19] [21].…”

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Putnam

Klosinski

2017

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“…), grammar systems undergoing some form of restructuring can take various paths. 2 They may show restructuring due 2 Probabilistic models such as Emergent Grammars (MacWhinney 2015), Harmonic Grammar (HG; Legendre et al 1990;Pater 2009;McCarthy and Pater 2016) and Gradient Symbolic Computation (GSC; Goldrick et al 2016aGoldrick et al , 2016b to cross-linguistic effects in the integration of syntactic features, lexical items, and discourse-related phenomena (Sánchez 2003(Sánchez , 2004Leal et al 2014), or they may show cross-linguistic influence at the morphosyntactic and syntactic levels (Cuza 2013).…”

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Differential Access: Asymmetries in Accessing Features and Building Representations in Heritage Language Grammars

2019

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In this article, we propose that elements of heritage language grammars—both in the form of axiomatic features and larger combined representational units—are not easily lost over the course of the lifespan. This view contrasts with alternative explanations for the steady-state representation of these grammars that suggest truncated acquisition or erosion are the primary culprits of perceived language loss. In production and comprehension processes for heritage bilinguals, particular elements are more difficult to access than others, leading to differential ways to access representations and feature values. To illustrate and support this hypothesis, we build on previous work by examining the interpretation and use of obligatory mood selection in Spanish desiderative constructions in three groups of heritage speakers with different levels of language proficiency.

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“…As pointed out by an anonymous reviewer, other studies have shown that bilinguals simultaneously activate elements from both languages, and a model has been proposed in which multiple elements may be present simultaneously in a position in the linguistic structure, referred to as co-activation or blends. See [57,58] for discussion of such an analysis.…”

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Language Mixing and Diachronic Change: American Norwegian Noun Phrases Then and Now

Riksem¹

2017

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This article investigates the diachronic development of language mixing within noun phrases in the heritage language American Norwegian. By comparing data collected in the 1930s and 1940s with recently collected data, I present and discuss patterns showing systematic changes, specifically concerning the categories number and definiteness. Moreover, I propose two potential analyses of these patterns based on an exoskeletal approach to grammar. This theoretical framework crucially separates the abstract syntactic structure from its phonological exponents, and the analyses that are discussed consider both the structure and the exponents as the origins of the change.

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The future of code mixing research: Integrating psycholinguistic and formal grammatical theories

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

The good, the bad, and the gradient

The good, the bad, and the gradient

Differential Access: Asymmetries in Accessing Features and Building Representations in Heritage Language Grammars

Language Mixing and Diachronic Change: American Norwegian Noun Phrases Then and Now

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