Patterns and Predictors of Code-Switching in Singapore Preschoolers: A Corpus-Based Study

Autor/inn/en	Wu, Dandan; Cai, Liman; Liang, Luyao; Li, Hui
Titel	Patterns and Predictors of Code-Switching in Singapore Preschoolers: A Corpus-Based Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 25 (2022) 8, S.2933-2948 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wu, Dandan) ORCID (Li, Hui)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2021.1997903
Schlagwörter	Language Patterns; Code Switching (Language); Computational Linguistics; Age Differences; Linguistic Input; Parent Child Relationship; Second Language Learning; Bilingual Education; Language Usage; Foreign Countries; Predictor Variables; Preschool Children; Native Language; Bilingualism; Story Telling; Parent Attitudes; Singing; Kindergarten; Multilingualism; Asians; Mandarin Chinese; English (Second Language); Video Technology; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sprachbildung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Sprachgebrauch; Ausland; Prädiktor; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Bilingualismus; Elternverhalten; Gesang; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Singapur
Abstract	This study explored the patterns and predictors of code-switching (CS) in Singapore preschoolers by analyzing the data elicited from an existing early childhood corpus. Altogether 943 cases of CS produced by 111 children aged 2;6, 3;6, 4;6, 5;6, respectively, were analyzed. The results indicated that: (1) 'insertion', 'intersentential', and 'backflagging' were identified as the most common types of CS, whereas'alternation' was rarely found; (2) there was a significant age-related increase in the production repertoire, the occurrence rate, the number of children producing CS, the frequency, and the type of CS, and age was confirmed the significant predictor; (3) children from the families with at least one bilingual parent produced the most CS, whereas those from the families without any bilingual parents produced the least; (4) parental bilingualism attitude, storytelling, and singing activities negatively predicted the CS frequency and type, whereas parental language input patterns positively predicted the frequency; and (5) children from the families with parents believing that bilingual education should start from kindergarten years (Ages 3-6) had the highest frequency of CS. These findings have added empirical evidence about CS in a multilingual Asian society and highlighted the impact of parent bilingual input patterns on CS in early childhood. (As Provided).
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