Narrative skills in two languages of Mandarin?English bilingual children
Narrative skills in two languages of Mandarin?English bilingual children
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DOI：
10.1080/17549507.2018.1444092
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发表时间：
2019-07-04
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Pena, Elizabeth D.
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作者：
Hao, Ying;Bedore, Lisa M.;Pena, Elizabeth D.
目的：普通话和英语之间的叙述技巧？英语（ME）双语儿童进行了比较，探讨这些技能的跨语言的相互作用，以及年龄和当前的语言经验（输入和输出）对叙事性能的影响。方法：从21？双语儿童进行了分析。通过母报告收集语言经验，并作为协变量输入。重复测量协方差分析（ANCOVA）进行比较两种语言。测试结果：儿童在英语叙事中的表现优于普通话，微观结构的跨语言差异大于宏观结构。只有在普通话词汇量高的儿童中才发现显著的跨语言相关。年龄，与英语接触的时间长短，只有显着相关的英语叙事性能。输出与叙事技能的相关性比输入更强。结论：宏观结构可能比微观结构在语言之间的变化更小。儿童可能需要达到一定的词汇门槛，才能进行跨语言的叙事技巧互动。年龄对英语的影响可能与英语经验的积累有关。由于普通话接触不足，儿童可能会出现普通话高原。输出和叙事技能之间的强相关性可能归因于两者的表达性质。
Purpose: Narrative skills between Mandarin and English in Mandarin?English (ME) bilingual children were compared, exploring cross-linguistic interactions of these skills, and influences of age and current language experience (input and output) on narrative performance. Method: Macrostructure and microstructure in elicited narratives from 21?ME bilingual children were analysed. Language experience was collected by parent report and entered as a covariate. Repeated measures analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was conducted to compare the two languages. Result: Children demonstrated better narrative performance in English than Mandarin, with a larger cross-linguistic difference in microstructure than macrostructure. Significant cross-linguistic correlations were only found in children with high Mandarin vocabulary. Age, associated with length of English exposure, only significantly correlated with narrative performance in English. Output had stronger correlations with narrative skills than input. Conclusion: Macrostructure may be less variable across languages than microstructure. Children may need to reach a threshold of vocabulary for cross-linguistic interactions of narrative skills to occur. The effect of age in English may be related to increased cumulative English experience. Children may experience a plateau in Mandarin due to insufficient Mandarin exposure. Stronger correlations between output and narrative skills may be attributed to the expressive nature of both.