التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Code-switching within the noun phrase: Evidence from three corpora. |
| المؤلفون: |
Parafita Couto, Maria Carmen1 m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl, Gullberg, Marianne2 |
| المصدر: |
International Journal of Bilingualism. Apr2019, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p695-714. 20p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*CODE switching (Linguistics), *PAPIAMENTU, *BILINGUALISM, *ORIGINALITY, *NATIVE language |
| مستخلص: |
Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: This study aims to improve our understanding of common switching patterns by examining determiner–noun–adjective complexes in code-switching (CS) in three language pairs (Welsh–English, Spanish–English and Papiamento–Dutch). The languages differ in gender and noun–adjective word order in the noun phrase (NP): (a) Spanish, Welsh, and Dutch have gender; English and Papiamento do not; (b) Spanish, Welsh, and Papiamento prefer post-nominal adjectives; Dutch and English, prenominal ones. We test predictions on determiner language and adjective order derived from generativist accounts and the Matrix Language Frame (MLF) approach. Design/methodology/approach: We draw on three publicly available spoken corpora. For the purposes of these analyses, we re-coded all three datasets identically. From the three re-coded corpora we extracted all monolingual and mixed simplex NPs (DetN) and complex NPs with determiners (determiner–adjective–noun (DetAN/NA)). We then examined the surrounding clause for each to determine the matrix language based on the finite verb. Data and analysis: We analysed the data using a linear regression model in R statistical software to examine the distribution of languages across word class and word order in the corpora. Findings/conclusions: Overall, the generativist predictions are borne out regarding adjective positions but not determiners and the MLF accounts for more of the data. We explore extra-linguistic explanations for the patterns observed. Originality: The current study has provided new empirical data on nominal CS from language pairs not previously considered. Significance/implications: This study has revealed robust patterns across three corpora and taken a step towards disentangling two theoretical accounts. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of comparing multiple language pairs using similar coding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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