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Publication Date: 1996
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A Longitudinal Study of Pragmatic Differentiation in Young Bilingual Children.
Nicoladis, Elena; Genesee, Fred
Language Learning, v46 n3 p439-64 Sep 1996
Examined whether there is an earlier developmental stage than 2 years of age when bilingual children do not use their languages in pragmatically differentiated ways. Analyses of recordings of four French-English bilingual children in Canada during free play sessions with their mothers and fathers suggest a stage very early in development when bilingual children do not show pragmatic differentiation in language use. (32 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Developmental Stages, English, Fathers, Foreign Countries, French, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Play, Pragmatics, Preschool Children, Translation, Videotape Recordings
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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