Multilinguals' language choice for mental calculation

dc.contributor.authorDewaele, Jean-Marc
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-28T18:29:27Z
dc.date.available2008-08-28T18:29:27Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThe present study investigates self-reported language choice for mental calculations among 1,454 adult multilinguals from a variety of linguistic, social and ethnic backgrounds. As mental calculation is a complex cognitive operation involving both language-dependent and language independent processes, we sought to establish a baseline of first language (L1) or foreign language(s) (LX) use for mental calculation and identify the factors that influence multilinguals’ choice of language for mental calculation. A series of multiple regression analyses on calculation in the L1, L2, L3 and L4 showed that the following variables (in decreasing order) are the best predictors of language choice: frequency of general use, self-perceived proficiency in writing, socialization in the LX, context of acquisition, communicative and/or foreign language anxiety, perceived usefulness, and age of onset of acquisition. These variables explained over 40 percent of the variance in the foreign languages.
dc.identifier.citationIntercultural Pragmatics, 4(3): 343-376
dc.identifier.issn1612-295X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/1444
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMouton Publishers
dc.subjectMental calculation
dc.subjectLanguage choice
dc.subjectMultilinguals
dc.titleMultilinguals' language choice for mental calculation
dc.typeArticle

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