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Syntactic Acquisition in Bilingual Children: Autonomous or Interdependent?
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Paradis, Johanne; Genesee, Fred – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Investigates the potential interference between the grammars of French-English bilingual children, ages two to three years. The study examined their acquisition of functional categories, specifically the properties of INFL (finiteness and agreement) and negation. Results indicate that these children evidence no transfer, acceleration, or delay in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), English