Browsing Centre for Language and Communication Studies (Theses and Dissertations) by Subject "bilingualism"
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Do Adult Simultaneous Bilinguals Outperform Adult Sequential Billinguals in Simulated Experimental Bi-Directional Simultaneous Interpreting Tasks?
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2018)This doctoral study investigated whether adult simultaneous bilinguals perform better than adult sequential bilinguals in a bi-directional simultaneous interpreting (SI) task. The project adopted Grosjean's holistic theory ... -
English in the Connemara Gaeltacht: A Sociophonetic Study of Bilingual and Monolingual Speakers
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2025)This thesis presents a sociophonetic investigation of Connemara English, comparing the English of 12 native Irish speakers with that of 12 monolingual English speakers. It addresses a research gap in the study of Irish ... -
A Question of Meaning: Motivation as a Meaning-Making Process for Late Adolescent Learners Engaged in Multilingual Language Learning
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2023)Although we have advanced our knowledge of language learning motivation, there are still many elements that have not been sufficiently considered. Within the existing research, there is a lack of perspectives that focus ... -
Through the Magnifying Glass: An Ethnographic Account of the Bilingual Practices of Adolescents in Puerto Rico
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2019)This thesis advances research in sociolinguistics by providing an account of the creative bilingual practices found in two high school communities in U.S. territory Puerto Rico. A neo- colonial setting, Puerto Rico offers ...
