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Blom, Elma; Paradis, Johanne; Duncan, Tamara Sorenson – Language Learning, 2012
This study was designed to investigate the development of third-person singular (3SG) -"s" in children who learn English as a second language (L2). Adopting the usage-based perspective on the learning of inflection, we analyzed spontaneous speech samples collected from 15 English L2 children who were followed over a 2-year period.…
Descriptors: Speech, Morphemes, Word Frequency, Linguistic Input
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Nicoladis, Elena; Genesee, Fred – Language Learning, 1996
Examined whether there is an earlier developmental stage than 2 years of age when bilingual children do not use their languages in pragmatically differentiated ways. Analyses of recordings of four French-English bilingual children in Canada during free play sessions with their mothers and fathers suggest a stage very early in development when…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language)