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Chondrogianni, Vicky – Journal of Child Language, 2023
Paradis' (2023) keynote article is a timely documentation of the ongoing shift in focus within childhood bilingualism research from investigating the factors that modulate majority or second language (ML/L2) attainment (Chondrogianni & Marinis, 2011) to understanding the sources of variation that lead to minority heritage language (HL)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Children, Learning Processes, Language Skills
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Sun, He; Yussof, Nurul; Vijayakumar, Poorani; Lai, Gabrielle; O'Brien, Beth Ann; Ong, Quan He – Journal of Child Language, 2020
To code-switch or not to code-switch? This is a dilemma for many bilingual language teachers. In this study, the influence of teachers' CS on bilingual children's language and cognitive development is explored within heritage language (HL) classes in Singapore. Specifically, the relationship between children's language output, vocabulary…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Bilingual Teachers, Bilingual Students, Native Language
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Volterra, Virginia; Taeschner, Traute – Journal of Child Language, 1978
An analysis is made of the gradual learning process through which a child becomes bilingual from early infancy. (NCR)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Language Acquisition
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Lindholm, Kathryn J.; Padilla, A. M. – Journal of Child Language, 1978
This article concludes that language mixes do not constitute a major interference in the acquisition of bilingualism since children appear to be able to differentiate their two linguistic systems from an early age. (Author/NCR)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language)