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Development of vocabulary in Spanish-speaking and Cantonese-speaking English language learners
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Uchikoshi, Yuuko |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | This study examines vocabulary growth rates in first and second languages for Spanish-speaking and Cantonese-speaking English language learners from kindergarten through second grade. Growth-modeling results show a within-language effect of concepts about print on vocabulary. Language exposure also had an effect on English vocabulary: earlier English exposure led to larger English vocabulary in kindergarten. There was no interference of early English exposure on native-language vocabulary. Moreover, Cantonese-speaking children had higher English expressive vocabulary scores than Spanish-speaking children and this difference remained for the 3 years. In contrast, although there were no significant differences in first language vocabulary at the start of kindergarten, Spanish-speaking children had steeper growth rates in first-language vocabulary than Cantonese-speaking children, after controlling for language of instruction and first-language concepts about print. |
| Related Links | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/61E797D6DA707CA6C700AAB740ADA448/S0142716412000264a.pdf/div-class-title-development-of-vocabulary-in-spanish-speaking-and-cantonese-speaking-english-language-learners-div.pdf |
| Ending Page | 153 |
| Page Count | 35 |
| Starting Page | 119 |
| ISSN | 01427164 |
| e-ISSN | 14691817 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0142716412000264 |
| Journal | Applied Psycholinguistics |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 35 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2014-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Applied Psycholinguistics Educational Psychology Cantonese Speaking Spanish Speaking |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Linguistics and Language |
