Compound vs Coordinate Bilinguals
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
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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