Compound vs Coordinate Bilinguals
so, would a person who grows up bi-lingual (say someone who lives somewhere
in Europe where everyone just knows and speaks multiple languages) would
this person be "compound bi-lingual" or "coordinate bi-lingual"?
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Colin Wright <
colin.wright@denbridgemarine.com> wrote:
> Sorry, I don't have the original email(s) on this computer.
> I'm replying from memory.
>
> Someone asked about the difference between coordinate and
> compound bilingualism. There are several references on the
> web found by Google, but this has a clear statement:
>
> http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/540/bilingtl/bilingtl.html<http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/%7Eharoldfs/540/bilingtl/bilingtl.html>
>
> I am not an expert, and I haven't had time to get myself back
> up even to the poor standard I once claimed. However ...
>
> Most would accept that words in one's native langauge often
> carry additional "baggage" beyond the stated definitions.
> What, exactly are the differences between a pamphlet, booklet,
> leaflet, or handout? Each will be defined slightly differently
> by different people, and for similar terms in another language
> there may be no clean and clear matches. Others here will no
> doubt be able to provide better examples, but haven't we all
> heard non-native speakers use a word that is superficially
> right, but not the word a native speaker would choose?
>
> My understanding is that coordinate bilinguals will not even
> try to find matches, they will simply use the correct word
> according to the context. Compound bilinguals, on the other
> hand, will tend to carry the same baggage in each language,
> and have a much tighter match in semantic mappings.
>
> The thesis to which I referred found that there was no real
> measurable shift in personality for compound bilinguals, but
> a clear shift for coordinate bilinguals, which I think is
> what I would have predicted if the SWH is true.
>
>
> I look forward to further discussion, ideas, opinions and
> clarifications.
>
>
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