| Title: |
'Dog' or 'Chien?' Translation Equivalents in the Receptive and Expressive Vocabularies of Young French-English Bilinguals |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Legacy, Jacqueline; Reider, Jessica; Crivello, Cristina; Kuzyk, Olivia; Friend, Margaret; Zesiger, Pascal; Poulin-Dubois, Diane |
| Source: |
Journal of Child Language. Jul 2017 44(4):881-904. |
| Availability: |
Cambridge University Press. 100 Brook Hill Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994-2133. Tel: 800-872-7423; Tel: 845-353-7500; Fax: 845-353-4141; e-mail: subscriptions_newyork@cambridge.org; Web site: http://journals.cambridge.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
24 |
| Publication Date: |
2017 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH) |
| Contract Number: |
R01HD468058 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Bilingualism; Young Children; French; English; Translation; Vocabulary Development; Parent Attitudes; Comprehension; Check Lists; Receptive Language; Language Skills; Measures (Individuals); Expressive Language |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory |
| DOI: |
10.1017/S0305000916000295 |
| ISSN: |
0305-0009 |
| Abstract: |
In order to address gaps in the literature surrounding the acquisition of translation equivalents (TEs) in young bilinguals, two experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1, TEs were measured in the expressive vocabularies of thirty-four French-English bilinguals at 1;4, 1;10, and 2;6 using the MacArthur Bates CDI. Children's acquisition of TEs occurred gradually, with more balanced ratios of exposure and vocabulary associated with larger proportions of TEs at each wave. Experiment 2 compared a direct measure of TE comprehension with parent report of the same set of words. Results showed that parents may over-report children's TE comprehension, as our sample of two-year-old French-English bilinguals (n = 20) comprehended fewer TEs on a direct measure of receptive vocabulary than parents reported on the vocabulary checklist. The present study provides an original contribution to the literature on bilingual vocabulary development by employing both a longitudinal design and a direct measure of TE comprehension. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2017 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1145343 |
| Database: |
ERIC |