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Peer reviewedKwan Terry, Anna – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992
Examines code-switching and code-mixing behavior of a child learning English and Cantonese simultaneously. The choice of code was dependant on socialization, and code-mixing was dependent on base language. (14 references) (LT)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cantonese, Child Language, Code Switching (Language)
Peer reviewedKessler, Carolyn; Quinn, Mary Ellen – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1987
Discusses findings from an empirical investigation of the effects of bilingualism (Spanish-English) on the creativity of language minority children in terms of the cognitive processes of divergent and convergent thinking, and the linguistic process of metaphorizing in the context of formulating scientific hypotheses. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages)
