Chapter 7. Code-switching
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Aleksandra Tomić
Abstract
Monolinguals use various linguistic phenomena to guide prediction while comprehending. For bilinguals, the richer linguistic landscape provides additional resources. Code-switches (CS) are a particularly salient event, which could play a role in bilingual prediction. Despite the ubiquity and diverse functions of code-switching, experimental research has focused on CS processing costs, largely in comprehension (Litcofsky & Van Hell, 2017). Despite apparent integration costs, code-switching can facilitate subsequent language processing, due to natural code-switching patterns. We illustrate this approach with two eye-tracking studies suggesting that code-switches are used as a cue that a less frequent or negative word follows. These studies underscore the need to integrate socio-pragmatic and corpus-modeling observations with experimentation to reach a comprehensive understanding of CS processing (Myers-Scotton, 2006).
Abstract
Monolinguals use various linguistic phenomena to guide prediction while comprehending. For bilinguals, the richer linguistic landscape provides additional resources. Code-switches (CS) are a particularly salient event, which could play a role in bilingual prediction. Despite the ubiquity and diverse functions of code-switching, experimental research has focused on CS processing costs, largely in comprehension (Litcofsky & Van Hell, 2017). Despite apparent integration costs, code-switching can facilitate subsequent language processing, due to natural code-switching patterns. We illustrate this approach with two eye-tracking studies suggesting that code-switches are used as a cue that a less frequent or negative word follows. These studies underscore the need to integrate socio-pragmatic and corpus-modeling observations with experimentation to reach a comprehensive understanding of CS processing (Myers-Scotton, 2006).
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- List of contributors ix
- Chapter 1. Prediction in second language processing and learning 1
- Chapter 2. Automaticity and prediction in non-native language comprehension 25
- Chapter 3. Second language prediction ability across different linguistic domains 47
- Chapter 4. Influence of syntactic complexity on second language prediction 69
- Chapter 5. Language prediction in second language 91
- Chapter 6. Prediction in bilingual children 115
- Chapter 7. Code-switching 139
- Chapter 8. Prediction and grammatical learning in second language sentence processing 167
- Chapter 9. The role of prediction in second language vocabulary learning 187
- Chapter 10. Forcing prediction increases priming and adaptation in second language production 207
- Index 233
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- List of contributors ix
- Chapter 1. Prediction in second language processing and learning 1
- Chapter 2. Automaticity and prediction in non-native language comprehension 25
- Chapter 3. Second language prediction ability across different linguistic domains 47
- Chapter 4. Influence of syntactic complexity on second language prediction 69
- Chapter 5. Language prediction in second language 91
- Chapter 6. Prediction in bilingual children 115
- Chapter 7. Code-switching 139
- Chapter 8. Prediction and grammatical learning in second language sentence processing 167
- Chapter 9. The role of prediction in second language vocabulary learning 187
- Chapter 10. Forcing prediction increases priming and adaptation in second language production 207
- Index 233
