Bilingualism

Gianelli Liguidliguid, Kyoo Sang Han, Victor Sohn Korean dramas, otherwise known as “K-dramas,” have become easier to watch than ever before. With shows previously only being televised on South Korean TV stations, many people can now watch K-dramas on popular streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu. Because of this, the popularity of K-dramas has spread […]

Leslie Cheng, Madeline Netto, Grace Yao This study explores the extent of which language transfer affects Spanish L2 learners, Spanish heritage speakers, as well as Spanish-dominant speakers. Previous research shows that Spanish L2 learners differed in their reliance on English when interpreting Spanish depending on their fluency, showing various levels of syntactic transfer. We wanted

Fernando Beltran, Yvette Gamez, Flor Ramirez, Chenyi Wang This study explores the cross linguistic influence of adjective ordering among Spanish heritage speakers. Recently, a multitude of research has been developed to understand the tendencies of heritage speakers regarding adjective ordering in their less dominant language, which oftentimes is Spanish. The purpose of this study is

Talar Anoushian, Kimberly Gaona, Kimberly Maynard, Ann Mayor, and Guoran Zhang Communication within couples can be difficult at times, but is it different when they’re bilingual? This study aims to clarify any breakdowns in communication within bilingual couples when it comes to speaking to their less proficient language for a long period of time. The

Gustavo Gutierrez, Abby Minervini, Ryley Park, Ana Rios, and Santiago Valdez One of the many myths in the field of bilingualism is that bilinguals are “born translators” due to their ability to switch and communicate in more than one language. Nonetheless, if you have ever witnessed a professional interpreter in action whether at a hospital,

Elie Barbar, Said B., Bel Jacob It is well-known that one’s language fluency decreases the less one utilizes it. In particular, heritage speakers are a unique case in which their first language is spoken often within a familial context, yet in all other cases, it is not used. This study sets out to examine Spanish

Theo Chen, Joan Kim, Yoori Kwak, Sumeyye Nabieva In our study, we explored code-switching and accent hold-overs for Korean-English bilinguals. Accent hold-overs are theorized to happen when a person is code-switching from one language to another, and refers to a lag in the switching of phonological inventories. While a similar effect has been found in