In:
SHS Web of Conferences, EDP Sciences, Vol. 46 ( 2018), p. 10006-
Abstract:
Does first word development in bilingual French-,Portuguese toddlers mirror monolingual one? A study exploring, executive function abilities. We aimed at observing early lexical, development in French-Portuguese bilingual children and explore the link, between vocabulary size and executive functions. We tested 15 bilingual, French-Portuguese children, 7 were 16-month-old and 8 were 24-monthold.,Their language development was assessed with the French and, Portuguese Communicative Development Inventory (adaptations of, MacArthur-Bates CDI [Fenson et al., 2007]). Parental questionnaires were, also used to assess language dominance (PaBiQ [Tuller, 2015] ), developmental stages (ASQ-3™; Squires et al., 2009) and executive, functions (BRIEF-P; Gioia, Aspy, & Isquith, 2003). We also calculated the, total words in each language, the total vocabulary (TV) in each language, and the total conceptual vocabulary (TCV) and compared them with the, respective norms for monolinguals. The results showed that almost all, participants had the same performance in vocabulary acquisition as their, monolingual pairs of Portuguese and French, both for total words in each, language and TCV. Moreover, their TV (Portuguese+French) exceeded the, vocabulary of monolinguals. For executive functions, a significant, correlation between vocabulary size and working memory appeared,(Stokes & Klee, 2009), but not with inhibition. Our results shed light on, the process of bilingual language development, and help to change beliefs, about negative effects of bilingualism on children language development.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2261-2424
DOI:
10.1051/shsconf/20184610006
Language:
French
Publisher:
EDP Sciences
Publication Date:
2018
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