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Peer reviewedLevey, Sandra; Cruz, Denise – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2003
A study investigated the first words produced by 17 bilingual children (ages 1-4) speaking English and Mandarin Chinese from environments where both languages were spoken. A greater number of nouns than verbs were produced as first words in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Verbs were produced only in Mandarin Chinese. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Early Childhood Education, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition
