The Considerateness of Codeswitching: A Comparison of Two Groups of Canadian French-English Bilinguals

Abstract

This study compared implicit attitudes toward codeswitching in two French-English bilingual groups: Québécois and Albertans. Earlier research showed that Québécois value linguistic purism. Recent research shows changes in explicit attitudes. Therefore Québécois might show similarly positive implicit attitudes toward codeswitching as Albertans. They might view codeswitching as polite if it facilitates communication. Participants watched conversations in two conditions, codeswitching and no codeswitching, and rated considerateness. The Québécois rated codeswitching as less considerate than not. Albertans showed the reverse. The Albertans’ ratings were linked to their judgements of actors’ language knowledge. These results suggest that Québécois still implicitly value linguistic purism.

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