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Shiro, Martha; Hoff, Erika; Ribot, Krystal M. – Journal of Child Language, 2020
We examined the size, content, and use of evaluative lexis by 26 English monolingual and 20 Spanish-English bilingual 30-month-old children in interaction with their mothers. We extracted the evaluative words, defined as words referring to cognition, volition, or emotion. Controlling for overall vocabulary skills as measured by the MacArthur-Bates…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Child Language, Monolingualism, Bilingualism
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Parra, Marisol; Hoff, Erika; Core, Cynthia – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2011
The relation of phonological memory to language experience and development was investigated in 41 Spanish-English bilingual first language learners. The children's relative exposure to English and Spanish and their phonological memory for English- and Spanish-like nonwords were assessed at 22 months of age, and their productive vocabulary and…
Descriptors: Phonology, Memory, Language Enrichment, Language Acquisition
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Place, Silvia; Hoff, Erika – Child Development, 2011
The mothers of 29 Spanish English bilingual 25-month-olds kept diary records of their children's dual language exposure and provided information on their children's English and Spanish language development using the MacArthur-Bates inventories. Relative amount of exposure predicted language outcomes in English and Spanish. In addition, the number…
Descriptors: Spanish, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Zhang, Yiwen; Jin, Xingming; Shen, Xiamong; Zhang, Jinming; Hoff, Erika – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2008
Caregivers of 608 (331 boys and 277 girls) children in Shanghai, China reported on their children's language development and on the language teaching practices used in the home. The children were between 24 and 47 months old. The relation of age-corrected language level to paternal education, child gender, and teaching practice use was examined.…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Language Teachers