Impact of First Language Loss on Grammar in a Bilingual Child.

Anderson, Raquel

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ERIC Number: EJ597266

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Impact of First Language Loss on Grammar in a Bilingual Child.

Anderson, Raquel

Communication Disorders Quarterly, v21 n1 p4-16 Fall 1999

In this study, Spanish language samples were collected for a young bilingual Puerto Rican Spanish-English speaking child during a 2-year period (ages 4-6). Results suggest a progressive reduction of morphological and syntactical complexity in Spanish. The observed errors tended to affect mainly Spanish inflectional morphology. Implications for assessment are discussed. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Code Switching (Language), Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language), Language Dominance, Language Impairments, Morphology (Languages), Puerto Ricans, Second Language Learning, Spanish Speaking, Syntax, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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