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The Acquisition of Morphology by a Bilingual Child: A Whole-Word Approach.

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Vihman, Marilyn May – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1982

Analyzes the language acquisition of a bilingual (Estonian/English) child. Discusses his preference for acquiring whole words as opposed to inflections and offers several possible reasons for this particular learning strategy. (EKN)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Cognitive Style

Babbling of Twins in a Bilingual Environment.

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Zlatic, Larisa; Macneilage, Peter; Matyear, Christine L.; Davis, Barbara L. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1997

Examines the phonetic characteristics of babbling by a pair of fraternal twins raised in a bilingual environment (English/Serbian). The study focused on the basic articulatory form of babbling, the impact of twinship on babbling patterns, and whether effects specific to one or another of the ambient languages could be observed. (30 references)…

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Family Environment