A diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture Filipino kid in Korea
Code-switching has been of immense interest in bilingualism for decades, and most previous studies present different code-switching functions in the language of bilinguals. However, a diachronic exploration of code-switching patterns in young polyglots’ production is a road less ventured. The...
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| author | Zipagan, Maribel N. Tak, Jin-Young Kwak, Eun-Joo |
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| description | Code-switching has been of immense interest in bilingualism for decades, and most previous
studies present different code-switching functions in the language of bilinguals. However, a
diachronic exploration of code-switching patterns in young polyglots’ production is a road less
ventured. The present study follows the three-year language development of a Filipino third culture
kid (living in a culture other than their parents’) in Korea from when he was 5;5 to 8;5 years old.
Discourse analyses and hours of ethnographic observation through audio/video recordings expose
a substantial shift of code-switching patterns across the three stages of language development.
Significant changes can be observed explicitly in code-switching as referential function, addressee
specification, and cross-cultural solidarity. The current investigation proposes that there is a
diachronic change in the patterns of code-switching when a child’s new language develops, and
the results resonate with the argument that code-switching is used for increasingly sophisticated
purposes to manifest multicompetence, behavior transformation, and identity change when a
certain level of communicative fluency is reached. Finally, the study provides useful insights
toward a cross-cultural understanding of the dynamic interplay of code-switching and multicultural
kids’ language in a pluralistic community. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:205512022-11-27T16:52:53Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20551/ A diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture Filipino kid in Korea Zipagan, Maribel N. Tak, Jin-Young Kwak, Eun-Joo Code-switching has been of immense interest in bilingualism for decades, and most previous studies present different code-switching functions in the language of bilinguals. However, a diachronic exploration of code-switching patterns in young polyglots’ production is a road less ventured. The present study follows the three-year language development of a Filipino third culture kid (living in a culture other than their parents’) in Korea from when he was 5;5 to 8;5 years old. Discourse analyses and hours of ethnographic observation through audio/video recordings expose a substantial shift of code-switching patterns across the three stages of language development. Significant changes can be observed explicitly in code-switching as referential function, addressee specification, and cross-cultural solidarity. The current investigation proposes that there is a diachronic change in the patterns of code-switching when a child’s new language develops, and the results resonate with the argument that code-switching is used for increasingly sophisticated purposes to manifest multicompetence, behavior transformation, and identity change when a certain level of communicative fluency is reached. Finally, the study provides useful insights toward a cross-cultural understanding of the dynamic interplay of code-switching and multicultural kids’ language in a pluralistic community. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20551/1/54254-191587-1-PB.pdf Zipagan, Maribel N. and Tak, Jin-Young and Kwak, Eun-Joo (2022) A diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture Filipino kid in Korea. GEMA: Online Journal of Language Studies, 22 (3). pp. 24-42. ISSN 1675-8021 https://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/issue/view/1539 |
| spellingShingle | Zipagan, Maribel N. Tak, Jin-Young Kwak, Eun-Joo A diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture Filipino kid in Korea |
| title | A diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture Filipino kid in Korea |
| title_full | A diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture Filipino kid in Korea |
| title_fullStr | A diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture Filipino kid in Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | A diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture Filipino kid in Korea |
| title_short | A diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture Filipino kid in Korea |
| title_sort | diachronic study of code-switching patterns in the language of a third culture filipino kid in korea |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20551/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20551/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20551/1/54254-191587-1-PB.pdf |