ERIC Number: EJ1309129
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Publication Date: 2021
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The Relationship between Input Factors and Early Lexical Knowledge in Turkish-German Children
Budde-Spengler, Nora; Sachse, Steffi; Rinker, Tanja
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, v24 n8 p1091-1106 2021
Lexical development of bilingual children is influenced by a number of input factors. In the present study, early lexical skills of 25-month old children growing up with Turkish and German were assessed. Parents of 92 children filled out a newly developed list for productive Turkish vocabulary, as well as a vocabulary list for German. A parental questionnaire served to examine the quality and quantity of familial and extra-familial language input. The results showed that children who grow up in a predominantly Turkish-speaking environment subsequently have a larger Turkish vocabulary than German vocabulary. More German input within the family was shown to lead to higher vocabulary scores, but not to a reduction of Turkish vocabulary at this age. Factors predicting vocabulary in both languages included parental language quality and quantity, as well as the number of available books and childcare.
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Bilingualism, Turkish, German, Expressive Language, Vocabulary Development, Prediction, Parent Attitudes, Scores, Language Acquisition, Family Relationship, Toddlers, Parent Child Relationship, Books, Family Environment, Correlation, Language Dominance, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Sibling Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Word Lists, Language Skills, Check Lists
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory
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