Bilingual and Monolingual Children's Use of Two Lexical Acquisition Heuristics.

Merriman, William E.; Kutlesic, Vesna

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Publication Date: 1993

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Bilingual and Monolingual Children's Use of Two Lexical Acquisition Heuristics.

Merriman, William E.; Kutlesic, Vesna

Applied Psycholinguistics, v14 n2 p229-49 Jun 1993

In this study, 36 Serbian/English bilinguals and 42 English monolinguals (aged 5-8 years) received a successive name training assessment of 2heuristics: criterial use of highlighted features and preservation of mutual exclusivity. Results support the view that monolingual and bilingual acquisition fosters the development of different word learning skills and expectations. (33 references) (Author)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Heuristics, Language Proficiency, Lexicology, Monolingualism, Primary Education, Questionnaires, Testing, Visual Measures, Vocabulary Skills

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Language: English

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