International Journal of Bilingualism articles from June 2004

International Journal of Bilingualism archives from June 2004

Between-language identity effects in picture-word interference tasks: a challenge for language-nonspecific or language-specific models of lexical access?
June 1, 2004... Abstract In this paper the between-language identity facilitation effect reported by Costa, Miozzo, and Caramazza (1999) was re-examined. Costa et al. (1999) found that bilinguals name pictures accompanied by the picture's names in a...

"... Because dem computer brauchst' es ja nicht zeigen." * : because + German main clause word order *.
June 1, 2004... Abstract This paper aims to explain firstly, different frequency distributions of the causal subordinators because and well in monolingual and bilingual data sets and secondly, verb second, that is, German main clause word order, in...

The performativity of codeswitching.
June 1, 2004... Abstract Many problems in codeswitching theory point to a lack of fit between linguistic data and a sufficiently elaborated theory of social life. In this paper, codeswitching will be viewed as one type of socioculturally informed...

The components of bilingual proficiency.
June 1, 2004... Abstract Research reports from three areas of investigation (exceptional bilingualism, early differentiation in childhood bilingualism, and language mixing) are discussed with the purpose of exploring the applicability of the concept of...

Nonparallel recovery in bilingual aphasia: effects of language choice, language proficiency, and treatment.
June 1, 2004... Abstract We describe a 57-year-old Russian-Hebrew bilingual aphasic patient who received speech-language therapy in his second language (Hebrew) in the first three-and-a-half months post onset and then in his first language (Russian) for...

Culture-specific language styles. The development of oral narrative and literacy.
June 1, 2004... Mashiko Minami (2002) Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, p.xi+316 Background. Matsuhiko Minami has provided us with a major work on linguistic socialization and developmental pragmatics. The goal of discovering differences in linguistic...