Does the Complementarity Principle Apply to Inner Speech? A Mixed-Methods Study on Multilingual Chinese University Students in the UK

Autor/inn/en	Leung, Pearl P. Y.; Dewaele, Jean-Marc
Titel	Does the Complementarity Principle Apply to Inner Speech? A Mixed-Methods Study on Multilingual Chinese University Students in the UK
Quelle	In: International Journal of Multilingualism, 20 (2023) 3, S.1164-1184 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dewaele, Jean-Marc)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-0718
DOI	10.1080/14790718.2021.1960534
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Chinese; College Students; Multilingualism; English Language Learners; Inner Speech (Subvocal); Foreign Students; Student Experience; Socialization; Language Usage; Student Adjustment; Incidence; Preferences; Change; China; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; China; Chinesen; Collegestudent; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Inneres Sprechen; Studienerfahrung; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Sprachgebrauch; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Vorkommen; Wandel; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper investigates how inner speech in English as a foreign language (LX) and Chinese first languages (L1s) of 425 multilingual Chinese university students in the UK is affected by their stay. An eight-item scale was developed to cover two different discourse domains for inner speech, namely the academic and the general domain. LX socialisation was operationalised as frequency of English use in daily life, sociocultural adaptation, previous immersion, and length of stay. Factor analysis of the quantitative data combined with participants' reports show that English inner speech develops gradually in the academic domain and general domain, suggesting that the Complementarity Principle applies to inner speech as much as articulated speech (Grosjean, "Bilingual: Life and reality." Harvard University Press, 2012). Frequency of academic English inner speech is linked to higher level of LX socialisation, namely frequent use of English in daily life, a higher level of sociocultural adaptation, and having had previous immersion. However, sociocultural adaptation had no effect on the frequency of general English inner speech. (As Provided).
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