Cross-Language Synonyms in the Lexicons of Bilingual Infants: One Language or Two?.

Pearson, Barbara Zurer; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ513647

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Publication Date: 1995

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Cross-Language Synonyms in the Lexicons of Bilingual Infants: One Language or Two?

Pearson, Barbara Zurer; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v22 n2 p345-68 Jun 1995

This study tests the widely cited claim that young simultaneous bilingual children reject cross-language synonyms in their earliest lexicons. First, the accuracy of the claim is examined, and then its adequacy as support for the argument that bilingual children do not have independent lexical systems in each language is considered. (JL)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, English, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Longitudinal Studies, Measures (Individuals), Second Language Learning, Spanish, Statistical Analysis, Tables (Data), Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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