Multilinguals in a Monolingual Community
The Influence of Non-linguistic Switching Cost and Awareness of Language Environment on Intentional and Unintentional Language Switch
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5925196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Li-Hao Yeh (0000-0002-9004-6592, Chung Yuan Christian University), Jae Young Lim (0000-0001-9721-0028, Chung Yuan Christian University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 78-95 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Linguagem em Foco (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2176-7955 • E-ISSN: 2674-8266 |
| Publisher | Revista Linguagem em Foco (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.46230/2674-8266-13-7354 |
| OpenAlex | W4220861421 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
Multilinguals who live in their native multilingual communities are constantly switching between languages, whereas those who live in monolingual communities need to constrain their code-switching. Malaysia is a multilingual country in which people mix languages on a daily basis, whereas, in Taiwan, Mandarin is predominately used and people are more cautious about code-switching. Therefore, in the current study, we investigated what factors might facilitate Malaysian-Chinese students to reduce the unintentional switching between languages to adapt to the language environment in Taiwan. Malaysian-Chinese who live in Malaysia (MIM) and Taiwan (MIT) were recruited to investigate whether and how non-linguistic code-switching and their awareness of language environment (ALE) influence their intentional and unintentional code-switching experiences. Participants' non-verbal code-switching was measured by a color/shape switching task, whereas ALE and code-switching experiences were measured by questionnaires. The multiple regression analyses of MIT's responses showed that the moderation of non-linguistic switch cost and ALE significantly predicted MIT's unintentional code-switching. Moreover, the simple slope analysis showed that MIT with high executive control have a dynamic unintentional switch in which the higher level of ALE is associated with lower unintentional switch. However, MIT with low executive control have a static unintentional switch, uninfluenced by their level of ALE. These results suggested that multilinguals' executive control along with their awareness of the language environment help them adapt to living in a community with a predominant language
Code (set theory · Code-switching · Cognition · Control (management · Executive functions · Linguistics · Mandarin Chinese · Moderation · Multilingualism · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Programming language · Task switching · Categorization, perception, and language · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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