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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.

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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.
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.