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September 20, 2025Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism

Does structural priming lead to contact-induced language change?

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IHIrati HurtadoUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignSMSilvina MontrulUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Implication

Observational analysis finds higher subject pronoun expression rates in within-language priming among bilinguals, suggesting a potential mechanism for language change.

Key Points

  • Results showed that subject pronoun expression rates were significantly higher in the within-language condition compared to the cross-linguistic condition.
  • Between-group differences appeared only within the within-language condition, with heritage speakers producing the highest rates of subject pronoun expression.
  • Participants included heritage speakers, first-generation immigrants, and monolinguals, all examined through production experiments to analyze priming effects.
  • Findings may imply that structural priming plays a crucial role in linguistic changes among bilinguals in contact with different language environments.

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Hurtado et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d469c831b076d99fa6679bhttps://doi.org/10.1075/lab.24040.hur
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