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Armon-Lotem, Sharon; Ohana, Odelya – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2017
The present study explores the vocabulary development of bilingual children when neither of their languages has a minority language status. With both languages having high relative prestige, it is possible to address the impact of exposure variables: age of onset, length of exposure, and frequency of exposure (FoE) to both languages. Parents of 40…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, French, Child Language, Semitic Languages
Boyce, Lisa K.; Gillam, Sandra L.; Innocenti, Mark S.; Cook, Gina A.; Ortiz, Eduardo – First Language, 2013
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the language status of 120 young, Latino dual language learners living in poverty in the United States. Maternal language input and home language and literacy environments were examined with regard to language development at 24 and 36 months. Results suggested that even when combining English and Spanish…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Spanish, Literacy, Poverty