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Language choice in the earliest utterances: a case study with methodological implications.

M Deuchar1, S Quay

  • 1Department of Linguistics, School of English and Linguistics, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL29 7ED, UK. M.Deuchar@bangor.ac.uk

Journal of Child Language
|November 15, 2001
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Early bilingual children learning English and Spanish can make appropriate language choices. This study tracked vocabulary and language context to understand bilingual development.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Bilingualism

Background:

  • Investigating early bilingual language acquisition requires specific methodologies.
  • Understanding language choice in simultaneous bilinguals is crucial for developmental research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine how early simultaneous bilingual children make appropriate language choices.
  • To propose methodological standards for studying early bilingual language development.

Main Methods:

  • Detailed tracking of a child's cumulative vocabulary from 10 months.
  • Weekly audiovisual recordings in both English and Spanish contexts from 15 months.

Main Results:

  • Children showed a strong tendency to match the language of their utterances to the surrounding context.

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  • This contextual matching was observed at ages 1;7-1;8.

    • Conclusions:

    • Early bilinguals demonstrate an ability to adapt their language use to the environment.
    • Methodological rigor, including detailed lexical records and multilingual context data, is essential for accurate insights into bilingual development.