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Gross, Megan C.; Kaushanskaya, Margarita – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The current study examined language control and code-switching in bilingual children with developmental language disorder (DLD) compared to bilingual peers with typical language development (TLD). In addition, proficiency in each language and cognitive control skills were examined as predictors of children's tendency to engage in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Spanish, Second Language Learning
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Fiestas, Christine E.; Lugo-Neris, Mirza J.; Pratt, Amy S.; Peña, Elizabeth D.; Bedore, Lisa M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
This pilot study evaluates the feasibility of an integrated intervention titled "Language and Literacy Together" developed to target semantic and narrative skills in bilingual children at risk for developmental language disorder (DLD). Thirteen first-grade bilingual children who scored in the risk range for DLD on the Bilingual English…
Descriptors: Spanish, Language Impairments, Transfer of Training, Literacy
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Montrul, Silvina – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2008
Any person who has taught Spanish as a second language or who has interacted with a non-native speaker of Spanish can easily tell that mastering the correct use of the copulas "ser" and "estar" is very difficult in both spoken and written production. But L2 learners are not alone. The Spanish copulas also present difficulty and frustration for L2…
Descriptors: Semantics, Syntax, Morphology (Languages), Linguistics