Does linguistic similarity affect early simultaneous bilingual language acquisition?
Gampe A, Quick AE, Daum MM (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 13
Pages Range: 482-500
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1163/19552629-13030001
Abstract
It is well established that L2 acquisition is faster when the L2 is more closely related to the learner's L1. In the current study we investigated whether language similarity has a comparable facilitative effect in early simultaneous bilingual children. The similarity between each bilingual child's two languages was determined using phonological and typological scales. We compared the vocabulary size of bilingual toddlers learning different pairs of languages. Results show that the vocabulary size of bilingual children is indeed influenced by similarity: the more similar the languages, the larger the children's vocabulary.
Involved external institutions
Universität Leipzig
Germany (DE)
Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
Germany (DE)
University of Zurich / Universität Zürich (UZH)
Switzerland (CH)
Germany (DE)
Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
Germany (DE)
University of Zurich / Universität Zürich (UZH)
Switzerland (CH)
How to cite
APA:
Gampe, A., Quick, A.E., & Daum, M.M. (2021). Does linguistic similarity affect early simultaneous bilingual language acquisition? Journal of Language Contact, 13(3), 482-500. https://doi.org/10.1163/19552629-13030001
MLA:
Gampe, Anja, Antje Endesfelder Quick, and Moritz M. Daum. "Does linguistic similarity affect early simultaneous bilingual language acquisition?" Journal of Language Contact 13.3 (2021): 482-500.
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