ERIC Number: EJ1267955
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 22
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Language External and Language Internal Factors in the Acquisition of Gender: The Case of Albanian-Greek and English-Greek Bilingual Children
Kaltsa, Maria; Prentza, Alexandra; Papadopoulou, Despina; Tsimpli, Ianthi Maria
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, v23 n8 p981-1002 2020
The aim of this experimental study is to examine the development of gender assignment and gender agreement in bilingual Albanian-Greek and English-Greek children as well as the exploitation of gender cues on the noun ending in real and pseudo-nouns. Four gender tasks were designed, two targeting gender assignment (determiner + noun production) and two gender agreement (predicate adjective production). Performance is investigated in relation to the role of (positive) L1 transfer (Albanian vs. English), the role of the bilingual's vocabulary knowledge in Greek as well the role of input factors including the monolingual/bilingual school contexts and the role of parental education as a proxy for socioeconomic status (SES). The results show a strong interaction between the bilinguals' performance and their Greek vocabulary development and a negative link between gender accuracy and use of the other language.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Form Classes (Languages), Indo European Languages, Greek, Bilingualism, English, Cues, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Accuracy, Language Usage, Vocabulary Skills, Task Analysis, Transfer of Training, Correlation, Language of Instruction, Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, International Schools, Private Schools, English (Second Language), Institutional Characteristics, Literacy, Prediction, Family Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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