International Journal of Bilingualism articles from September 2011

International Journal of Bilingualism archives from September 2011

Testing convergence via code-switching: priming and the structure of variable subject expression.
September 1, 2011... Abstract In this study, we test the hypothesis that code-switching promotes grammatical convergence by investigating Spanish first-person singular subject (yo 'I') expression in bilingual conversations of New Mexican speakers of Spanish and...

A longitudinal study of two boys' experiences of acquiring Italian as a second language: the influence of age.
September 1, 2011... Abstract This article presents a description of the acquisition process of Italian as a second language of two Turkish-speaking brothers, in an immersion context. The study intended to capture these boys' language experiences and language...

Language negotiation in multilingual learning environments.
September 1, 2011... Abstract The present study focuses on the negotiation of the languages of communication in language-learning activities involving multilingual learners. Its overall purpose is to throw light on the conditions that surround the creation and...

The representation of emotion vs. emotion-laden words in English and Spanish in the Affective Simon Task.
September 1, 2011... Abstract An Affective Simon Task was administered to English-speaking monolinguals and Spanish-English bilinguals, in order to assess the extent to which valence and emotionality are automatically processed when reading a word. Participants...

Physiological reactivity to emotional phrases in Mandarin-English bilinguals.
September 1, 2011... Abstract Chinese-English bilinguals residing in the US were interviewed about their experience of using emotional expressions. They judged L I-Mandarin expressions as feeling stronger than L2-English expressions. Respondents nonetheless...

Behavioural and physiological responses to the emotional and taboo Stroop tasks in native and non-native speakers of English.(Report)
September 1, 2011... Abstract Skin conductance levels (SCLs) of native and non-native English speakers were measured during emotional and taboo Stroop tasks. Significantly slower response times to negative and taboo words when compared to neutral words were found...