The self-perception of bilinguals portuguese-talian about code-switching
Uma investigação sobre alternância de línguas
Abstract
This work aims to investigate the self-perception of bilingual who speaks Portuguese-Talian about their own code-switching practices. The practice of switch between languages is known in the literature as code-switching (CS). This is a relatively common phenomenon among bilinguals. In this study, we investigated the case of bilingual Portuguese-Talian. We apply the Assessment of Code-Switching Experience Survey questionnaire to a bilingual group composed of 19 Portuguese-Talian participants in a community of Italian descendants in Rio Grande do Sul. The questionnaire is composed of seven questions and verified in which situations and interlocutors the use of CS is more used in the investigated group. Through the answers obtained from study participants, it was observed that in family situations and with friends, the use of CS is more frequent. In addition, it was also verified why the bilinguals used CS. It was found that the participants declared switching between languages, for example, when they do not remember a word in one of the languages and mainly because they feel more comfortable using Portuguese and Talian alternately.
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