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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Bilingualism Research

Background:

  • Cross-linguistic studies reveal variations in narrative styles.
  • Bilingual children navigate distinct linguistic and cultural contexts.
  • Early childhood socialization patterns are influenced by language.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate cross-linguistic differences in narrative patterns within bilingual mother-preschooler dyads.
  • To examine how bilingual mothers adapt their reminiscing styles across languages.
  • To understand the influence of maternal scaffolding on children's narrative development in bilingual contexts.

Main Methods:

  • A reminiscing task involving 26 Thai-English bilingual mother-preschooler dyads.
  • Joint autobiographical memory recall prompted by word cues.
  • Analysis of narrative patterns and interactional styles in both English and Thai.

Main Results:

  • Bilingual mothers and children demonstrated distinct reminiscing styles in English (high-elaborative, child-centered) versus Thai (low-elaborative, adult-centered).
  • Maternal scaffolding strategies positively correlated with children's narrative patterns in both languages.
  • Evidence suggests mothers socialize children differently depending on the language used.

Conclusions:

  • Language choice cues culture-specific communicative and behavioral norms in young bilingual children.
  • Bilingual children learn to adapt their self-presentation based on linguistic and social contexts.
  • Early cross-linguistic socialization impacts children's developing linguistic and social skills.