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A Context-Dependent View on the Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis: Language Use and SES as Potential Moderators
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Prevoo, Mariëlle J. L.; Malda, Maike; Emmen, Rosanneke A. G.; Yeniad, Nihal; Mesman, Judi – Language Learning, 2015
The linguistic interdependence hypothesis states that the development of skills in a second language (L2) partly depends on the skill level in the first language (L1). It has been suggested that the theory lacked attention for differential interdependence. In this study we test what we call the hypothesis of context-dependent linguistic…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Socioeconomic Status, Vocabulary Development
A Cross-Sectional Study of Morpheme Acquisition in First Language Learners
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Porter, John H. – Language Learning, 1977
Speech samples were elicited by means of the Bilingual Syntax Measure from eleven children ages 27-48 months, covering a wide span of linguistic development. Presence or absence of eleven functors was scored in obligatory occasions and an acquisition sequence determined using three methods of speech analysis. (CHK)
Descriptors: Child Language, Function Words, Language Acquisition, Language Research
A New Perspective on the Creative Construction Rpocesses in Child Second Language Acquisition
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Dulay, Heidi; Burt, Marina – Language Learning, 1974
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language)
Simplification as the Goal of Phonological Processes in Child Speech
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Oller, D. Kimbrough – Language Learning, 1974
It is argued here that childhood phonological errors systematically simplify the child's inventory of phonetic elements and strings. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Child Language, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
Systematicity and Variation in the Non-Native Child's Acquisition of Conversational Skills.
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Keller-Cohen, Deborah – Language Learning, 1979
Reports on an eight month study examining the development of turn-allocation devices in children acquiring English as a second language. The role of prior language experience in second language learning is explored. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Finnish