Processing Mixed Language

处理混合语言

• 批准号: 0821924
• 负责人: Paola Dussias
• 金额: $ 28万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-08-01 至 2013-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0821924&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Processing; Mixed; Language

Code-switching, the alternating use or mixing of two languages in bilingual communication, is often assumed to be a sign of defective language use, and is therefore likely stigmatized because people incorrectly conclude that speakers who code-switch are limited to producing an amalgam of broken bits of each language. In reality, a general characteristic of mixed utterances is that they are produced fluidly, without hesitation, pauses, or corrections, reflecting a systematic and exquisitely controlled integration of two linguistic systems. This project will collect eye-tracking data to examine code-switching during bilingual language reading and spoken language comprehension. The approach is cross-disciplinary, building on and bridging advances in both linguistic approaches to code-switching and experimental psycholinguistic work on language processing. The proposed experiments are motivated by two central questions: 1) Are there syntactic contexts that facilitate the processing of code-switched language?; and 2) How does the proficiency of speakers in both of their languages modulate language processing during comprehension? The answer to these questions will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in several ways. With demographic changes in the US and more communication between individuals here and in other countries, the number of people communicating in writing is increasing at an extraordinary rate. Code-switching is ubiquitous in bilingual communities and it is becoming increasingly more present in its written form, especially in the case of Spanish-English speakers. Given the rapid growth of Spanish-English bilingualism in the US, it is increasingly important to improve understanding of how bilinguals process mixed language discourse. Second, the project evaluates proficiency in a second language more rigorously than past studies. Therefore, the results will provide valuable information for assessing second language proficiency, which is crucial in contexts in which proficient bilingual communication is required for successful cross-cultural interactions. In addition, this project will support bilingual graduate student researchers and bilingual undergraduate research assistants from underrepresented populations in the US, including Chicanos and other US Latinos, thus promoting the inclusion and training of individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups in scientific research both at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

代码转换是双语交流中两种语言的交替使用或混合，通常被认为是语言使用有缺陷的标志，因此可能受到污名化，因为人们错误地得出结论，代码转换的说话者仅限于产生每种语言破碎位的合并。实际上，混合话语的一般特征是它们是毫不犹豫地，停顿或纠正的流动，反映了两个语言系统的系统性和精致控制的集成。该项目将收集引人注目的数据，以检查双语语言阅读和口语理解过程中的代码转换。该方法是跨学科的，在语言传输和实验性心理语言处理方面的语言方法中的基础和桥接进步。提出的实验是由两个中心问题激励的：1）是否有句法上下文有助于处理代码切换语言？ 2）说话者在两种语言中的熟练程度如何调节理解过程中的语言处理？这些问题的答案将以几种方式有助于知识的发展。随着美国和其他国家之间个人之间的人口变化，并以书面形式交流的人数正在以极大的速度增加。代码转换在双语社区中无处不在，它以书面形式越来越越来越呈现，尤其是在西班牙语英语的人的情况下。鉴于西班牙语 - 英语双语在美国的快速增长，提高对双语者如何处理混合语言话语的理解越来越重要。 其次，该项目比过去的研究更严格地评估第二语言的水平。因此，结果将为评估第二语言水平提供有价值的信息，这在成功的跨文化互动需要精通双语交流的情况下至关重要。此外，该项目将支持双语的研究生研究人员和双语本科研究助理，包括美国人群不足的人群，包括奇卡诺斯和其他美国拉丁美洲人，从而促进了研究生和研究生层的传统科学研究中传统代表性不足的群体的个人的包容和培训。