How language type influences patterns of motion expression in bilingual speakers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11655694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wojciech Lewandowski (0000-0002-2531-460X, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Şeyda Özçalışkan (0000-0002-7896-3259, Georgia State University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-49 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Second language Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-6583 • E-ISSN: 1477-0326 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0267658319877214 |
| OpenAlex | W2979555176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 50 |
Expression of motion shows systematic inter-typological variability between language types, particularly with respect to manner and path components of motion: speakers of satellite-framed languages (S-language; e.g. German) frequently conflate manner and path into a single clause, while verb-framed language speakers (V-language; e.g. Spanish) typically express manner and path in separate clauses, a pattern that also becomes evident in bilinguals’ expression of motion events in each language type. However, less is known about intra-typological variability within each language type, particularly for the expression of motion events among bilingual speakers. In this study, we examine motion descriptions produced by two groups of bilinguals – with Polish as first language – learning a second language that belongs to the same (Polish–German) or a different language type (Polish–Spanish), in comparison to monolinguals in each language (German, Spanish, Polish). Our results, based on written descriptions of animated motion scenes, showed evidence for both inter-typological and intra-typological variation in the expression of motion, with greater attunement to first-language (L1) patterns in learning a language of the same type, and closer alignment to second-language (L2) patterns in learning a language that belongs to a different language type
Comprehension approach · Expression (computer science · German · Language transfer · Linguistics · Motion (physics · Natural language · Variation (astronomy · Categorization, perception, and language · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · linguistics and terminology studies · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 3,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |