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Children master language quickly and with relative ease, supported by both biological predisposition and reinforcement. B. F. Skinner (1957) proposed that language is learned through reinforcement, while Noam Chomsky (1965) argued that language acquisition mechanisms are biologically determined.
The critical period for language acquisition suggests that the ability to acquire language is at its peak early in life. As people age, this proficiency decreases. Language development begins very...
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Language serves as a bridge between ideas and communication, influencing how individuals perceive and interact with the world. Psychologists have long debated whether language shapes thought or vice versa. This discussion gained grip with Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf in the 1940s, who proposed that language determines thought, a concept known as linguistic determinism. They suggested that the vocabulary and structure of a language influence how its speakers think and perceive reality.
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Brain lateralization refers to the division of mental processes and functions between the two hemispheres of the brain, a phenomenon that optimizes neural efficiency and underpins complex abilities in humans. This specialization allows each hemisphere to perform tasks where it has a comparative advantage, facilitating more refined cognitive capabilities across different domains.
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Early bilinguals performed similarly to monolinguals, while late bilinguals showed lower English syntactic skills. Findings suggest targeted instruction for English language learners in elementary school.

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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Education

Background:

  • Understanding syntactic knowledge differences in children is crucial for effective language education.
  • Bilingualism's impact on second language acquisition, particularly English syntax, requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare English syntactic knowledge across monolingual, early bilingual, and late bilingual elementary students.
  • To identify specific linguistic features (sentence length, type, phrases, word type) that differentiate these language groups.

Main Methods:

  • A sentence repetition task was administered to fourth and sixth graders across three groups: monolinguals, early (simultaneous) bilinguals, and late (sequential) bilinguals.
  • Performance was analyzed based on sentence length, active/passive voice, noun/verb/prepositional phrases, and content/function words.

Main Results:

  • Early bilinguals' performance was comparable to monolinguals, with a tendency to recall more content words in longer sentences.
  • Late bilinguals demonstrated significantly lower accuracy across all analyzed linguistic features compared to both monolinguals and early bilinguals.
  • Group differences were more pronounced for passive sentences and prepositional phrases.

Conclusions:

  • Syntactic development varies significantly among monolingual, early bilingual, and late bilingual learners.
  • Specific areas, such as passive voice and prepositional phrases, present greater challenges for late bilinguals.
  • Findings underscore the need for tailored instructional strategies to support English language learners, particularly late bilinguals, in developing English syntactic proficiency.