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A Preliminary Report on the English Phonology of Typically Developing English-Mandarin Bilingual Preschool Singaporean Children
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En, Lydea Gn Wei; Brebner, Chris; McCormack, Paul – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: There are no published data on typical phonological development for Singaporean children. There is therefore the risk that children's speech in Singapore may be misdiagnosed or that clinicians may set goals erroneously. Aims: This paper reports a preliminary study on the English phonology of typically developing 4;0-4;5-year-old…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Bilingualism, Mandarin Chinese
Marking of Verb Tense in the English of Preschool English-Mandarin Bilingual Children: Evidence from Language Development Profiles within Subgroups on the Singapore English Action Picture Test
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Brebner, Chris; McCormack, Paul; Rickard Liow, Susan – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: The phonological and morphosyntactic structures of English and Mandarin contrast maximally and an increasing number of bilinguals speak these two languages. Speech and language therapists need to understand bilingual development for children speaking these languages in order reliably to assess and provide intervention for this…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Bilingual Students, Verbs, Morphemes