Establishing Rapport with Punjabi-English Bilinguals: L1 vs. Dominance

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  • Author(s): Avnit Dhanoa; Elena Nicoladis (ORCID Elena Nicoladis (ORCID 0000-0002-5065-9159)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 2024 45(4):1143-1151.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      9
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Bilingualism; English; Indo European Languages; Interpersonal Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Language Usage; Native Language; Second Languages; Language Proficiency; College Students; Foreign Countries
    • Subject Terms:
      Canada (Edmonton)
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/01434632.2021.1946550
    • ISSN:
      0143-4632
      1747-7557
    • Abstract:
      This study tested whether Punjabi-English bilinguals feel a stronger rapport with another bilingual stranger when communicating in L1 Punjabi or their dominant L2 English. Some previous studies have shown greater emotional reactions to a dominant language. We predicted that participants would feel more comfortable speaking their dominant language. Participants completed an origami task via Zoom with a confederate while communicating in English and Punjabi trials. The task was done in both languages and the order of languages was randomly assigned. Surprisingly, participants rated the Punjabi interactions more comfortable than the English interactions. Rapport was not correlated with proficiency in either language. One possible interpretation of these results is that communicating in the L1 elicits feelings of belongingness to a community, resulting in greater feelings of comfort. Future studies can test whether these results generalise to real-life interactions.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1423553