Cecile De Cat
@ceciletje.bsky.social
Linguist specialised in bilingualism and pragmatics, based at the University of Leeds. Lover of cold water, warm apple pies, and encounters.
Interesting synergy between studies showing language attrition in first-generation child migrants in their heritage language, probed in children (Paradis et al doi.org/10.1017/S030... ) vs in adults (Tomics et al doi.org/10.1075/lab.... ). Schooling in the HL is a protective effect in both cases.
Individual language experience determinants of morphosyntactic variation in heritage and attriting speakers of Bosnian and Serbian | John Benjamins
Abstract
Using a causal inference approach, we explored the relationships among the language experience determinants of
morphosyntactic sensitivity, to identify the factors that indirectly and directl...
doi.org
February 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Interesting synergy between studies showing language attrition in first-generation child migrants in their heritage language, probed in children (Paradis et al doi.org/10.1017/S030... ) vs in adults (Tomics et al doi.org/10.1075/lab.... ). Schooling in the HL is a protective effect in both cases.
Reposted by Cecile De Cat
Doing #bilingualism or #multilingualism research and wondering which lang background measure to use?
We examined if #language solidarity biased self-evaluation accuracy. doi.org/nrvz
Bottom line: %use self-evals were less biased than value-laden (how good am I?) self-evals.
%use wins, to us!
We examined if #language solidarity biased self-evaluation accuracy. doi.org/nrvz
Bottom line: %use self-evals were less biased than value-laden (how good am I?) self-evals.
%use wins, to us!
Self-evaluations and the language of the beholder: objective performance and language solidarity predict L2 and L1 self-evaluations in bilingual adults - Cognitive Research: Principles and Implication...
People are often asked to self-evaluate their abilities, and these evaluations may not always reflect objective reality. Here, we investigated this issue for bilingual adults’ self-evaluations of lang...
doi.org
November 13, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Doing #bilingualism or #multilingualism research and wondering which lang background measure to use?
We examined if #language solidarity biased self-evaluation accuracy. doi.org/nrvz
Bottom line: %use self-evals were less biased than value-laden (how good am I?) self-evals.
%use wins, to us!
We examined if #language solidarity biased self-evaluation accuracy. doi.org/nrvz
Bottom line: %use self-evals were less biased than value-laden (how good am I?) self-evals.
%use wins, to us!
Language difficulties can be a hidden source of inequalities for young people facing the youth justice system. youthjusticelanguage.org is a European network funded by COST to bring this to light and inform and influence policy-making and practice. I'm grateful to be part of this important project.
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Y-JustLang is an international network funded by COST (CA22139), dedicated to highlighting the critical importance of addressing the language needs of young
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December 6, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Language difficulties can be a hidden source of inequalities for young people facing the youth justice system. youthjusticelanguage.org is a European network funded by COST to bring this to light and inform and influence policy-making and practice. I'm grateful to be part of this important project.