Code-switching as a marker of linguistic competence in bilingual children
Code-switching as a marker of linguistic competence in bilingual children
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语码转换作为双语儿童语言能力的标志
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10.1017/s1366728917000335
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2017
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Suzanne Flynn
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W. Yow;JESSICA S. H. Tan;Suzanne Flynn
语码转换是双语者（包括双语儿童）的常见现象。虽然许多研究人员分析了语码转换行为，以更好地了解双语儿童的语言过程，但很少有人研究语码转换行为如何影响儿童的语言能力。因此，本研究旨在探讨双语儿童的语码转换与语言能力之间的关系。我们对 55 名 5 至 6 岁的英汉双语儿童进行了为期五天（每天三小时）的课堂活动观察。计算了两种语言的许多不同词根和平均话语长度，以及每个孩子的一些语码转换话语。还获得了英语接受词汇分数。此外，大约六个月后，老师们对孩子们的英语和普通话语言能力进行了评分。相关和层次回归分析支持这样的论点：语码转换并不表明语言能力低下。相反，双语儿童的语码转换强烈表明它是语言能力的标志。
Code-switching is a common phenomenon that bilinguals engage in, including bilingual children. While many researchers have analyzed code-switching behaviors to better understand more about the language processes in bilingual children, few have examined how code-switching behavior affects a child's linguistic competence. This study thus sought to examine the relationship between code-switching and linguistic competency in bilingual children. Fifty-five English–Mandarin bilingual children aged 5 to 6 years were observed during classroom activities over five days (three hours each day). A number of different word roots and mean length of utterance for both languages, and a number of code-switched utterances for each child, were computed. English receptive vocabulary scores were also obtained. Additionally, teachers rated children's English and Mandarin language competencies approximately six months later. Correlational and hierarchical regression analyses support the argument that code-switching does not indicate linguistic incompetence. Instead, bilingual children's code-switching strongly suggests that it is a marker of linguistic competence.