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ERIC Number: EJ284359
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jun
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Word Magic Revisited: Monolingual and Bilingual Children's Understanding of the Word-Object Relationship.
Rosenblum, Tamar; Pinker, Steven A.
Child Development, v54 n3 p773-80 Jun 1983
Results showed that monolingual and bilingual preschoolers understand equally that objects may be renamed. However, monolinguals were more likely to mention the object's properties when justifying an answer, whereas bilinguals were more likely to mention social context. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comprehension, English, Hebrew, Metacognition, Monolingualism, Preschool Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Metalinguistic Awareness