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Yaqian Shi; Lei Lei – Reading Research Quarterly, 2024
Most of the previous studies focused on lexical and syntactic features in adapted texts while little attention has been paid to the structural complexity from the perspective of the amount of information. In this study, we intend to examine the differences in structural complexity in adapted texts from the perspective of the amount of information…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Reading Research, Grammar, Syntax
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Halpin, Emily; Melzi, Gigliana – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
The purpose of this study was to explore the use of code-switching in the narratives of dual-language Latino preschoolers, specifically by examining its incidence, types, functions, and grammaticality. Previous work has investigated code-switching in younger children and in older children and adults, but relatively little work has investigated…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Bilingualism, Language Usage, Personal Narratives
Wofford, Mary Claire; Wood, Carla L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2019
Oral narrative retells are rich sources of information for language development. Investigators collected English-language oral narrative retells during the fall and spring from 65 Spanish-English-speaking dual language learners (DLL) in kindergarten and first grade. Investigators examined transcripts of oral narratives for (a) inclusion and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Grammar, Verbs, Bilingualism