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Ruiz-Felter, Roxanna; Cooperson, Solaman J.; Bedore, Lisa M.; Peña, Elizabeth D. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: Although some investigations of phonological development have found that segmental accuracy is comparable in monolingual children and their bilingual peers, there is evidence that language use affects segmental accuracy in both languages. Aims: To investigate the influence of age of first exposure to English and the amount of current…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Kindergarten, Young Children, Bilingual Students
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Rinker, Tanja; Alku, Paavo; Brosch, Sibylle; Kiefer, Markus – Brain and Language, 2010
The development of native-like memory traces for foreign phonemes can be measured by using the Mismatch Negativity (MMN), a component of the auditory event-related potential. Previous studies have shown that the MMN is sensitive to changes in neural organization depending on language experience. Here we measured the MMN response in 5-6 year-old…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Vowels, Monolingualism, Foreign Countries