Bilingual and Monolingual Children's Use of Two Lexical Acquisition Heuristics

Bilingual and Monolingual Children's Use of Two Lexical Acquisition Heuristics

In this study, 36 Serbian/English bilinguals and 42 English monolinguals (aged 5-8 years) received a successive name training assessment of 2heuristics: criterial use of highlighted features and preservation of mutual exclusivity. Results support the view that monolingual and bilingual acquisition f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Language in society 1993, Vol.14 (2), p.229
Hauptverfasser: Merriman, William E, Kutlesic, Vesna
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bilingualism
Comparative Analysis
Heuristics
Language Proficiency
Lexicology
Monolingualism
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
Primary Education
Questionnaires
Testing
Visual Measures
Vocabulary Skills
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, 36 Serbian/English bilinguals and 42 English monolinguals (aged 5-8 years) received a successive name training assessment of 2heuristics: criterial use of highlighted features and preservation of mutual exclusivity. Results support the view that monolingual and bilingual acquisition fosters the development of different word learning skills and expectations. (33 references) (Author)
ISSN:0047-4045