Sometimes larger, sometimes smaller: Measuring vocabulary in monolingual and bilingual infants and toddlers
First Language,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
44(1), С. 74 - 95
Опубликована: Окт. 26, 2023
Vocabulary
size
is
a
crucial
early
indicator
of
language
development,
for
both
monolingual
and
bilingual
children.
Assessing
vocabulary
in
children
complex
because
they
learn
words
two
languages,
there
remains
significant
controversy
about
how
to
best
measure
their
size,
especially
relation
monolinguals.
This
study
compared
with
different
metrics
vocabulary,
including
combining
across
languages
count
either
the
number
or
concepts
lexicalized
assessing
single
language.
Data
were
collected
from
parents
743
infants
toddlers
aged
8-33
months
learning
French
and/or
English,
using
MacArthur-Bates
Communicative
Development
Inventories.
The
results
showed
that
nature
magnitude
monolingual-bilingual
differences
depended
on
bilinguals'
was
measured.
Compared
monolinguals,
bilinguals
had
larger
expressive
receptive
word
vocabularies,
similarly
sized
concept
vocabularies
smaller
vocabularies.
Bilinguals'
single-language
than
monolinguals'
highlights
need
better
understand
role
translation
equivalents
development
potential
developmental
Язык: Английский
The role of translation equivalents in bilingual word learning
Developmental Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
27(4)
Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2024
Abstract
Bilingual
environments
present
an
important
context
for
word
learning.
One
feature
of
bilingual
is
the
existence
translation
equivalents
(TEs)—words
in
different
languages
that
share
similar
meanings.
Documenting
TE
learning
over
development
may
give
us
insight
into
mechanisms
underlying
young
children.
Prior
studies
have
often
been
confounded
by
fact
increases
overall
vocabulary
size
with
age
lead
to
greater
opportunities
TEs.
To
address
this
confound,
we
employed
item‐level
analysis,
which
controls
trajectory
each
item
independently.
We
used
Communicative
Development
Inventory
data
from
four
datasets
(two
English–Spanish
and
two
English–French;
total
N
=
419)
modeling.
Results
indicated
knowing
a
word's
increased
likelihood
younger
children
TEs
are
more
phonologically.
These
effects
were
consistent
across
datasets,
but
varied
lexical
categories.
Thus,
allow
bootstrap
their
early
one
language
using
knowledge
other
language.
Research
highlights
must
learn
words
common
meaning
both
languages,
is,
equivalents,
like
dog
English
perro
Spanish.
Item‐level
models
explored
how
affect
learning,
addition
child‐level
(e.g.,
exposure)
phonological
similarity)
factors.
Knowing
probability
its
corresponding
equivalent,
particularly
phonologically‐similar
equivalents.
findings
suggest
use
Язык: Английский
Assessment of vocabulary comprehension in Bilingual Qom - Spanish Indigenous children in Northern Argentina: Evidence for education, language preservation, and psycholinguistic theory
Cognitive Development,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
71, С. 101488 - 101488
Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Parent language proficiency is a source of variance in CDI scores for bilingual children
International Journal of Behavioral Development,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2024
We
investigated
the
role
of
bilingual
parents’
language
proficiency
in
their
reports
children’s
vocabulary
size.
Sixty-four
Spanish-English
mothers
whose
L1
was
Spanish
reported
English
and
vocabularies
37
monolingual
English-speaking
vocabularies—both
using
MacArthur-Bates
Communicative
Development
inventories.
Expressive
were
also
assessed
with
a
standardized,
examiner-administered
test.
limited
provided
lower
estimates
than
those
higher
proficiency—relative
to
test
score.
Despite
this
effect
on
parent
reports,
size
observed
difference
between
children
not
significantly
different
when
estimated
parent-report
instrument
an
Язык: Английский
Bilingual advantage in vocabulary development: a longitudinal look at turkish-german preschoolers
Language Learning and Development,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 21
Опубликована: Дек. 4, 2024
Although
extensive
research
has
been
conducted
on
bilingual
vocabulary
acquisition,
there
is
still
no
consensus
how
to
assess
development
in
or
multilingual
children
under
three,
given
the
complexity
of
learning
words
two
languages.
This
study
investigates
developmental
trajectories
productive
and
receptive
vocabularies
157
preschool-aged
mono-
aged
3
6,
specifically
focusing
Turkish-German
children.
We
aimed
build
existing
confirm
extend
findings
young
Longitudinal
data
analysis
revealed
that
show
weaker
skills
both
modalities
compared
same-aged
monolinguals,
yet
demonstrate
accelerated
expansion
within
a
short
timeframe.
The
gap
between
monolingual
primarily
thought
result
from
more
limited
exposure
each
language.
acquisition
language-independent
conceptual
knowledge
may
help
facilitate
transfer
effects,
allowing
experience
growth
favorable
conditions,
thereby
helping
them
gradually
close
gap.
Язык: Английский
Infants' Knowledge of Individual Words: Investigating Links Between Parent Report and Looking Time
Infancy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
30(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 5, 2024
ABSTRACT
Assessing
early
vocabulary
development
commonly
involves
parent
report
methods
and
behavioral
tasks
like
looking‐while‐listening.
While
both
yield
reliable
aggregate
scores,
findings
are
mixed
regarding
their
reliability
in
measuring
infants'
knowledge
of
individual
words.
Using
archival
data
from
126
monolingual
bilingual
14–31‐month‐olds,
we
further
examined
links
across
these
at
the
word
level,
while
controlling
for
potentially
confounding
child‐level
factors.
When
were
averaged
child
performance
on
looking‐while‐listening
task
correlated
well
with
parent‐reported
production
same
words,
as
expected.
However,
mixed‐effects
model
comparisons
suggested
that
was
significantly
predicted
by
age
total
productive
vocabulary,
but
not
a
once
factors
controlled
for.
These
invite
careful
consideration
adequacy
two
popular
capturing
children's
idiosyncratic
Язык: Английский
Word usage as measured by parental checklists and language samples: trends, comparisons, and implications
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Авг. 3, 2023
Background
Although
parental
checklists
are
well-known
for
their
potential
in
indexing
young
children’s
lexicon
size,
they
can
also
be
used
to
track
acquisition
of
individual
words.
Word-level
data
identify
the
checklist
words
most
and
least
commonly
employed
across
groups
children.
Like
parent-completed
vocabulary
checklists,
samples
spontaneous
language
use
collected
from
multiple
children
generate
measures
word
commonality,
concerned
with
numbers
producing
To
our
knowledge,
comparisons
usage
as
determined
by
sample
obtained
parallel
same
have
not
been
carried
out.
Also
scarce
empirical
literature
item-level
analyses
early
bilingual
lexicons
that
explore
two
emerging
languages.
The
present
study
aimed
contribute
toward
bridging
both
gaps
through
analysis
generated
a
Maltese-English
adaptation
MacArthur
Communicative
Development
Inventories:
Words
Sentences
(CDI:
WS)
An
additional
objective
was
derive
implications
revising
current
version
checklist,
preparation
its
eventual
standardization.
Materials
methods
For
44
Maltese
aged
12,
18,
24,
30
months,
reported
main
caregivers
on
were
identified,
along
respective
semantic
categories.
children,
20-min
during
free
play
caregiver
transcribed
orthographically.
identified
report
sampling
analyzed
i.e.,
number
each
word.
Results
Comparison
patterns
indicated
differences
sampled
those
reported,
particularly
relation
grammatical
Notwithstanding
these
differences,
positive
significant
correlations
emerged
when
considering
all
categories
languages
commonality
levels.
Discussion
scores
based
reconsidering
length
balance
CDI:
WS
checklist.
Sampled
objectivity
updating
reporting
instrument
Язык: Английский