Patterns of Interaction in the Lexical Growth in Two Languages of Bilingual Infants and Toddlers.

Pearson, Barbara Zurer; Fernandez, Sylvia C.

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ERIC Number: EJ496408

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Publication Date: 1994

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Patterns of Interaction in the Lexical Growth in Two Languages of Bilingual Infants and Toddlers.

Pearson, Barbara Zurer; Fernandez, Sylvia C.

Language Learning, v44 n4 p617-53 Dec 1994

Patterns of growth in one language in relation to growth in the other and also with respect to growth in both languages were studied in a group of 20 bilingual (English/Spanish) infants ages 10 to 30 months. The rate and pace of development were similar in both groups; differences among the bilinguals included their use of "referential" versus "expressive" learning strategies. (18 graphs and 46 references) (LR)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Infants, Interaction, Language Acquisition, Learning Strategies, Monolingualism, Preschool Education, Toddlers, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory

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