The measure matters: Language dominance profiles across measures in Spanish-English bilingual children.
The measure matters: Language dominance profiles across measures in Spanish-English bilingual children.
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10.1017/s1366728912000090
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2012-07
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Gillam RB
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Bedore LM;Peña ED;Summers CL;Boerger KM;Resendiz MD;Greene K;Bohman TM;Gillam RB
本研究的目的是确定是否不同的语言措施导致了相同的语言优势和熟练程度的分类为一组双语pre-mastereners和mastereners。数据进行了分析，1029西班牙语-英语双语pre-determiners谁跨越了全方位的双语语言能力。父母问卷被用来量化第一次接触的年龄和目前的语言使用。从西班牙语和英语的语义和形态句法发展的短期测试分数被用来量化儿童的表现。根据访谈数据，一些处于功能性单语范围内的儿童在测试时表现出对其他语言的最低限度的了解。目前的使用占语言优势的方差比第一次接触的年龄。结果表明，在不同水平的语言接触的儿童在他们的表现不同的语义和形态句法任务。这些模式表明，可能很难比较采用不同语言优势和熟练程度衡量标准的研究结果。目前的使用可能是一个有用的衡量双语发展，可用于建立一个全面的儿童双语。
The purpose of this study was to determine if different language measures resulted in the same classifications of language dominance and proficiency for a group of bilingual pre-kindergarteners and kindergarteners. Data were analyzed for 1029 Spanish–English bilingual pre-kindergarteners who spanned the full range of bilingual language proficiency. Parent questionnaires were used to quantify age of first exposure and current language use. Scores from a short test of semantic and morphosyntactic development in Spanish and English were used to quantify children’s performance. Some children who were in the functionally monolingual range based on interview data demonstrated minimal knowledge of their other languages when tested. Current use accounted for more of the variance in language dominance than did age of first exposure. Results indicate that at different levels of language exposure children differed in their performance on semantic and morphosyntax tasks. These patterns suggest that it may be difficult to compare the results of studies that employ different measures of language dominance and proficiency. Current use is likely to be a useful metric of bilingual development that can be used to build a comprehensive picture of child bilingualism.