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Simultaneous bilingualism does not worsen specific language problems in children. Bilingual upbringing may lead to slower vocabulary development but is still a viable option for children with language challenges.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Linguistics
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • Limited data exists on the impact of bilingual upbringing on children with specific language problems.
  • This study investigates the interaction between specific language problems and simultaneous bilingualism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if simultaneous bilingualism exacerbates specific language problems in children.
  • To analyze the performance of bilingual and monolingual children with and without specific language problems on various language assessments.

Main Methods:

  • Study included 5- to 7-year-old children, divided into a specific language problems group (LANG) and a typically developing control group (CONTR).
  • Participants comprised both simultaneous bilingual (Swedish-Finnish) and monolingual (Swedish-speaking) children.
  • Language assessments included tests of expressive language, comprehension, repetition, and verbal memory, all conducted in Swedish.

Main Results:

  • The LANG group scored lower than the CONTR group on all language tests, as expected.
  • Bilingual children scored lower than monolingual children only on a body part naming test.
  • No significant interaction was found between language group (LANG/CONTR) and bilingualism across any language scores.

Conclusions:

  • Simultaneous bilingualism does not aggravate specific language problems.
  • Bilingualism may be associated with slower vocabulary development in both children with and without language problems.
  • Vocabulary tests may be sensitive to bilingualism; comprehension, syntax, and nonword repetition tests may offer less biased assessments.