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

ABSTRACT: 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

SUBMITTER: Schachinger Tenes LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7615292 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature