Determining Language Dominance in English-Mandarin Bilinguals: Development of a Self-Report Classification Tool for Clinical Use

Autor/inn/en	Lim, Valerie P. C.; Rickard Liow, Susan J.; Lincoln, Michelle; Chan, Yiong, Huak; Onslow, Mark
Titel	Determining Language Dominance in English-Mandarin Bilinguals: Development of a Self-Report Classification Tool for Clinical Use
Quelle	In: Applied Psycholinguistics, 29 (2008) 3, S.389-412 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-7164
DOI	10.1017/S0142716408080181
Schlagwörter	Language Dominance; Discriminant Analysis; Classification; Mandarin Chinese; English; Bilingualism; Questionnaires; Vocabulary; Predictor Variables; Reliability; Test Construction; Language Tests; Clinical Diagnosis; Applied Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachliche Dominanz; Diskriminanzanalyse; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; English language; Englisch; Bilingualismus; Fragebogen; Wortschatz; Prädiktor; Reliabilität; Testaufbau; Language test; Sprachtest; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Psycholinguistik
Abstract	In multilingual Asian communities, determining language dominance for clinical assessment and intervention is often complex. The aim of this study was to develop a self-report classification tool for identifying the dominant language in English-Mandarin bilinguals. Participants (N = 168) completed a questionnaire on language history and single-word receptive vocabulary tests (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test type) in both languages. The results of a discriminant analysis on the self-report data revealed a reliable three-way classification into English-dominant, Mandarin-dominant, and balanced bilinguals. The vocabulary scores supported these dominance classifications, whereas the more typical variables such as age of first exposure, years of formal instruction, and years of exposure exerted only a limited influence. The utility of this classification tool in clinical settings is discussed. (As Provided).
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