Word-order convergence is argued to be a processual mechanism in which bilinguals use morphemes from language A in an order which is more prominent in language B than in language A. In this chapter we examine whether there is word-order convergence in the speech of Welsh–English bilinguals using Myers-Scotton’s (2002) Matrix Language Frame model. We use the term dichotomous matrix language to capture the phenomenon found where structural material within a clause does not point to either language as being the matrix language (ML), and suggest that this reflects convergence in such clauses. Applying this model to recorded spoken data from six Welsh–English bilinguals, we find that dichotomous ML clauses in the data are very rare, suggesting that word-order convergence in Welsh–English bilinguals is not commonly found when measured in this way.
Clare, Linda, Christopher J. Whitaker, Fergus I. M. Craik, Ellen Bialystok, Anthony Martyr, Pamela A. Martin‐Forbes, Alexandra J. M. Bastable, Kirstie L. Pye, Catherine Quinn, Enlli M. Thomas, Virginia C. Mueller Gathercole & John V. Hindle
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Ihemere, Kelechukwu
2016. In support of the Matrix Language Frame Model: Evidence from Igbo-English intrasentential code-switching. Language Matters 47:1 ► pp. 105 ff.
Jones, Samuel Kyle, Jodie Davies-Thompson & Jeremy Tree
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NICOLADIS, ELENA & ANDRA GAVRILA
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Stadthagen-González, Hans, M Carmen Parafita Couto, C Alejandro Párraga & Markus F Damian
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