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“I'm gonna Spanglish it on you”: Self-reported vs. oral production of Spanish–English codeswitching

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2019

Jessica G. Cox ,
Ashley LaBoda  and
Najee Mendes
Jessica G. Cox*
Affiliation:
Department of Spanish and Linguistics, Franklin and Marshall College
Ashley LaBoda
Affiliation:
Department of Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literature, The George Washington University
Najee Mendes
Affiliation:
Department of Spanish and Linguistics and Department of Psychology, Franklin and Marshall College
*
Address for correspondence: Jessica G. Cox, Email: jessica.cox@fandm.edu
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Abstract

Much bilingualism research includes some consideration of codeswitching, which may be measured via self-report, an experimental task, or sociolinguistic interview; however, there is little triangulation across measures in either psycholinguistic or sociolinguistic approaches. To consider possible differences between self-report and oral production of codeswitching, Spanish–English bilinguals completed a codeswitching questionnaire and oral production in an autobiographical memory task. They also completed proficiency and executive function tests. We found that broad measures of self-reported and orally produced codeswitches were positively correlated, although relationships with proficiency and executive function were more complex. These findings may direct future studies’ operationalization of codeswitching.

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codeswitchingself-reportproficiencyexecutive functionSpanishEnglish

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Bilingualism: Language and Cognition , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , March 2020 , pp. 446 - 458
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