Bilingualism with minority languages: Why searching for unicorn language users does not move us forward

IF 2.4 2区文学 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Applied Psycholinguistics Pub Date : 2023-02-13 DOI:10.1017/S0142716423000036

Evelina Leivada, Itxaso Rodríguez-Ordóñez, M. C. Parafita Couto, Sílvia Perpiñán

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Abstract

Abstract This paper addresses several problematic scientific practices in psycholinguistic research. We discuss challenges that arise when working with minority languages, such as the notion of monolingual/monocultural normality and its historical origins, the stereotype of native-speakerism, the quest for testing people who fit specific profiles, the implications of the policy that urges scholars to match bilingual groups to monolingual comparison groups, and the use of powerful theoretical narratives that may evoke problematic labels and ableist terminology. These issues invest the field of psycholinguistics with questionable practices that contribute to the marginalization of groups that do not tick the standard normative boxes. Surveying some of the most widespread scientific practices in the field of psycholinguistics, our emphasis is on how several processes and policies may embody stereotypes that contribute to the exclusion of certain groups from the scientific literature, with grievous consequences for the visibility and the representation of some minoritized languages.

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少数民族语言的双语:为什么搜索独角兽语言用户不能推动我们前进

摘要本文论述了心理语言学研究中几个有问题的科学实践。我们讨论了在研究少数民族语言时出现的挑战，如单语/单一文化常态的概念及其历史起源，母语者主义的刻板印象，对符合特定特征的人进行测试的探索，敦促学者将双语群体与单语比较群体相匹配的政策的含义，以及使用强大的理论叙事，可能会引发有问题的标签和能人术语。这些问题使心理语言学领域陷入了有问题的做法，这些做法导致了不符合标准规范框的群体被边缘化。通过调查心理语言学领域中一些最广泛的科学实践，我们的重点是几个过程和政策如何体现刻板印象，这些刻板印象导致某些群体被排除在科学文献之外，并对一些少数民族语言的可见性和代表性产生严重后果。

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Applied Psycholinguistics Multiple-

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3.90

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4.80%

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期刊介绍： Applied Psycholinguistics publishes original research papers on the psychological processes involved in language. It examines language development , language use and language disorders in adults and children with a particular emphasis on cross-language studies. The journal gathers together the best work from a variety of disciplines including linguistics, psychology, reading, education, language learning, speech and hearing, and neurology. In addition to research reports, theoretical reviews will be considered for publication as will keynote articles and commentaries.