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The 6th International Symposium on Bilingualism May 30 - June 2, 2007 University of Hamburg Abstracts Contact Us ISB6 Conference Coordinator: Bärbel Rieckmann Mail Address: 6th International Symposium on Bilingualism Universität Hamburg Research Center on Multilingualism Max-Brauer-Allee 60 22765 Hamburg Germany Email: [email protected] Fax: (+49)-40-42838-6116 Phone: (+49)-40-42838-6937 Dear ISB6 Participant, The Research Center on Multilingualism, host of the 6th International Symposium on Bilingualism which will take place at the University of Hamburg from May 30 through June 2nd 2007, welcomes you to Hamburg and wishes you a professionally successful conference and a personally satisfying visit to our city and our University. On first encounter, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg may not strike you as a typical example of a multilingual city, especially not in comparison to Barcelona, the site of ISB5. Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city and Europe’s second largest port, prides itself on being Germany’s “gateway to the world”, yet multilingualism here would appear to refer to the languages spoken by its visitors rather than by its citizens. Nonetheless, over the last few decades, Hamburg, like all of Germany, has increasingly become aware of the multilingual nature of its population. If the autochthonous languages other than German (Low German, Frisian, Danish, Romanes, Sorbian) have long played a fairly marginal role in public life, immigration over the past fifty years has resulted in major changes to Germany’s linguistic composition, with large groups of citizens and permanent residents speaking Turkish, Russian, Polish, Italian, and a number of other languages, increasingly alongside German as a second first or as a second language. Turning to the University of Hamburg, the study of languages, especially of foreign languages and of multilingualism has always played an important role. In fact, when the University of Hamburg was founded in 1919, a system of academic teaching and a number of research institutions, several of them dedicated to study of modern languages, were already in place. These were later incorporated into the newly founded university. Incidentally, this means that some of the departments of foreign languages and cultures are older than the university as a whole. According to a fairly recent count, students can choose from more than 130 languages to major in. To the best of our knowledge, this is more than at any other German university, and we hope that this rich choice will continue to be possible for future generations of students. The program which we present to you here is the result of a selection by the Scientific Committee whose extremely valuable support is hereby acknowledged. Most importantly, we want to thank all of you who submitted abstracts for papers, posters, and colloquia. The unexpected large number of submissions has enabled us to put together a fascinating program, embracing a wealth of disciplines, theoretical approaches, methods, and research areas. We have, moreover, been fortunate in that all the individuals who we invited to deliver keynote addresses were kind enough to accept our invitation. And although a choice of five cannot reflect the full array of what current research on bilingualism has to offer, these five distinguished researchers represent different academic disciplines, theoretical and methodological approaches. We are grateful to Ellen Bialystok, Sascha W. Felix, David W. Green, Kenneth Hyltenstam, and Virginia Yip to have taken on the task of serving has keynote speakers. We look forward to meeting all of you in Hamburg. Jürgen M. Meisel, Chair May 10, 2007 Local Organizing Committee ISB6 Scientific Committee ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The organizers gratefully acknowledge the advice, assistance, and cooperation of numerous people. Special thanks go to the Steering Committee and the local volunteers. The organizers wish to thank the members of the Scientific Committee for their reports on up to 483 abstracts submissions. Their valuable help is greatly appreciated by both organizers and participants. This conference would not have been possible without the generous support of the following organizations: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Universität Hamburg. Funding was also received from the John Benjamins Publishing Company, Cambridge University Press, Multilingual Matters, Nashuatec, and Eurohypo. CONTENTS Page i to iii Committees Page iv Important Dates Page 1 to 4 Abstracts of Keynote Talks (in alphabetical order) Page 5 to 101 Colloquia Abstracts (in alphabetical order) Page 103 to 352 Paper Abstracts (in alphabetical order) Page 353 to 402 Poster Abstracts (in alphabetical order) Page 403 to 409 Authors’ Index Page 410 Last Minute Update Committees Steering Committee Jeff MacSwan (Arizona State University) Jürgen M. Meisel (University of Hamburg) Melissa Moyer (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Jeanine Treffers-Daller (University of the West of England) Li Wei (University of Newcastle) Local Organizing Committee Jürgen M. Meisel (Chair) Kurt Braunmüller Juliane House Regina Köppe Conxita Lléo Bernd Meyer Monika Rothweiler Peter Siemund Scientific Committee Karin Aijmer (Lunds Universitet) Philipp Sebastian Angermeyer (New York University) Christine Anthonissen (Universiteit Stellenbosch) John Archibald (University of Calgary) Javier Arias Navarro (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Dalila Ayoun (University of Arizona) Colin Baker (University of Wales) Nicole Baumgarten (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Ariadna Benet (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Elma Blom (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Matthias Bonnesen (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Kurt Braunmüller (Universität Hamburg) Kristin Bührig (Universität Duisburg-Essen) Susanne E. Carroll (University of Calgary) Susana Cortes (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Cécile de Cat (Leeds University) Annette de Groot (Universiteit of Nijmegen) Diana Eades (University of Hawaii at Manoa) Sonja Eisenbeiss (University of Essex) Martin Elsig (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) i Committees Maria Jose Ezeizabarrena (Universidad del País Vasco) Paula Fikkert (Universiteit of Nijmegen) Elin Fredsted (Universität Flensburg) João Freitas (Universidade de Lisboa) Fred Genesee (McGill University) Jonas Granfeldt (Lunds Universitet) Kleanthes K. Grohmann (University of Cyprus) Patrick Grommes (Trinity College Dublin) Gisela Hakansson (Lunds Universitet) Helena Halmari (University of Southern California) Belma Haznedar (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi) Julia Herschensohn (University of Washington) Charlotte Hoffmann (University of Salford) Juliane House (Universität Hamburg) Jose-Ignacio Hualde (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Kenneth Hylthenstam (Stockholms Universitet) Itziar Idiazabal (Universidad del País Vasco) Frederic Isel (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Georg A. Kaiser (Universität Konstanz) Birsel Karakoc (Uppsala Universitet) Margaret Kehoe (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Noemi Kintana (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Regina Köppe (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Sonja Kotz (MPI für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften Leipzig) Judith Kroll (Pennsylvania State University) Imme Kuchenbrandt (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Tanja Kupisch (University of Calgary) Elizabeth Lanza (University of Oslo) M. Pilar Larrañaga (University of the West of England) Carolyn Letts (Newcastle University) Helen Leuninger (Universität Frankfurt am Main) David Lightfoot (National Science Foundation) Conxita Lleó (Universität Hamburg) Maria Rosa Lloret (Universitat de Barcelona) Shahrzad Mahootian (Northeastern Illinois University) Christian Mair (Universität Freiburg) Viorica Marian (Northwestern University) France Martineau (University of Ottawa) Jürgen M. Meisel (Universität Hamburg) Bernd Meyer (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Melissa Moyer (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Natascha Müller (Universität Wuppertal) Carol Myers-Scotton (University of South Carolina) ii Committees Elena Nicoladis (University of Alberta) Jacomine Nortier (Universiteit Utrecht) Johan Oosthuizen (Universiteit Stellenbosch) Johanne Paradis (University of Alberta) Teresa Parodi (University of Cambridge) Hjalmar Petersen (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Manfred Pienemann (Universität Paderborn) Lukas Pietsch (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Shana Poplack (University of Ottawa) Pilar Prieto (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Suzanne Quay (International Christian University) Martin Rakow (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Susanne Rieckborn (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Esther Rinke (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Yves Roberge (University of Toronto) Monika Rothweiler (Universität Hamburg) Thomas Schmidt (SFB 538 Mehrsprachigkeit) Hermann Schöler (Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg) Petra Schulz (Universität Frankfurt) Peter Siemund