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ERIC Number: EJ1280399
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jan
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-6583
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How Language Type Influences Patterns of Motion Expression in Bilingual Speakers
Lewandowski, Wojciech; Özçaliskan, Seyda
Second Language Research, v37 n1 p27-49 Jan 2021
Expression of motion shows systematic inter-typological variability between language types, particularly with respect to manner and path components of motion: speakers of satellite-framed languages (S-language; e.g. German) frequently conflate manner and path into a single clause, while verb-framed language speakers (V-language; e.g. Spanish) typically express manner and path in separate clauses, a pattern that also becomes evident in bilinguals' expression of motion events in each language type. However, less is known about intra-typological variability within each language type, particularly for the expression of motion events among bilingual speakers. In this study, we examine motion descriptions produced by two groups of bilinguals -- with Polish as first language -- learning a second language that belongs to the same (Polish-German) or a different language type (Polish-Spanish), in comparison to monolinguals in each language (German, Spanish, Polish). Our results, based on written descriptions of animated motion scenes, showed evidence for both inter-typological and intra-typological variation in the expression of motion, with greater attunement to first-language (L1) patterns in learning a language of the same type, and closer alignment to second-language (L2) patterns in learning a language that belongs to a different language type.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Poland
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