Attitudes towards Code-Switching among Adult Mono- and Multilingual Language Users

Autor/inn/en	Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Wei, Li
Titel	Attitudes towards Code-Switching among Adult Mono- and Multilingual Language Users
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 35 (2014) 3, S.235-251 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2013.859687
Schlagwörter	Code Switching (Language); Adults; Multilingualism; Monolingualism; Individual Differences; Personality Traits; Language Attitudes; Internet; Questionnaires; Neurosis; Bilingualism; Gender Differences; Language Proficiency; Second Language Learning; Work Environment; Family Characteristics; Statistical Analysis; Eysenck Personality Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Individueller Unterschied; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Sprachverhalten; Fragebogen; Neurose; Bilingualismus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Arbeitsmilieu; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The present study investigates inter-individual variation (linked to personality traits, multilingualism and sociobiographical variables) in attitudes towards code-switching (CS) among 2070 multilinguals. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. We found that high levels of Tolerance of Ambiguity (TA) and Cognitive Empathy (CE), and low levels of Neuroticism are linked with significantly more positive attitudes towards CS. Knowing many languages had a marginally positive effect. A more fine-grained analysis revealed that participants with mid-range global proficiency values were less positive towards CS than those at the lower and higher end of the scale. Participants who grew up in a bilingual family and in an ethnically diverse environment, and currently worked in an ethnically diverse environment had significantly more positive attitudes towards CS. Female participants and those with the lowest and highest levels of education appreciated CS most, and participants in their teens and twenties appreciated CS less than older participants. The findings thus show that the attitudes towards CS are linked to personality, language learning history and current linguistic practices, as well as some sociobiographical variables. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10