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Cavosi, Ricciarda; Taeschner, Traute – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1987
Addresses two questions: (1) When do children who are bilingual from birth become aware that they speak two languages? and (2) What are the factors that lead to this awareness? The subjects in the study described here were Italian/German bilingual children living in the Italian region of Alto Adige. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Taeschner, Traute – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1978
This study analyzes a corpus of 1500 sentences uttered by a child bilingual in Italian and German between the ages of 3.9 and 4.5. Only 89 sentences show instances of lexical interference. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis
Taeschner, Traute – 1991
A discussion of the role of developmental psycholinguistics in second language instruction begins by examining the nature of communicative intentions, their classification, and their role in the language classroom, drawing parallels between first language acquisition and second language learning. Stages in the progression from single words to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Child Language, Class Activities, Communication (Thought Transfer)