双语母亲和孩子在母语和第二语言之间表达不同的手势
Sirada Rochanavibhata1, Jessica Yung-Chieh Chuang1, Viorica Marian1
1Northwestern University, United States.
概括
双语儿童在泰语和英语中表达不同的手势,甚至在学前阶段也是如此. 这项研究强调分析两种语言的非语言交流,以完全理解双语发展.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 语言学的语言学.
- 双语研究 双语研究
背景情况:
- 双语儿童体验到不同的沟通实践.
- 了解双语手势使用提供了关于语言发展和跨语言影响的见解.
研究的目的:
- 检查泰语-英语双语母亲和儿童的手势模式.
- 调查学龄前双语儿童在两种语言中手势使用的差异.
主要方法:
- 在三个沟通任务中分析了手势模式:回忆,分享书籍和玩具游戏.
- 在泰语和英语两种语言进行了会议.
- 将手势分为代表性,代言性,传统和节奏类型.
主要成果:
- 幼儿园年龄的双语者在泰语和英语中表现出不同的手势模式.
- 两种语言之间在非语言沟通方面存在明显的差异.
结论:
- 评估两种语言的非语言沟通对于双语儿童的全面语言概况至关重要.
- 包括代表性不足的语言群体对于理解综合手势语言系统至关重要.
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