Language Choice in the Earliest Utterances: A Case Study with Methodological Implications.

Deuchar, Margaret; Quay, Suzanne

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ERIC Number: EJ591344

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Language Choice in the Earliest Utterances: A Case Study with Methodological Implications.

Deuchar, Margaret; Quay, Suzanne

Journal of Child Language, v26 n2 p461-75 Jun 1999

Investigates how early a developing bilingual who is exposed simultaneously to English and Spanish can make appropriate language choices. Kept detailed records of the child's cumulative vocabulary from the first word at 10 months and on weekly audiovideo recording in both Spanish and English contexts from age 1-3. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Language, English, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Oral Language, Research Methodology, Spanish, Toddlers, Videotape Recordings, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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