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Determining language dominance in English–Mandarin bilinguals: Development of a self-report classification tool for clinical use

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Author	Lim, Valerie P. C. Liow, Susan J. Rickard Lincoln, Michelle Chan, Yiong Huak Onslow, Mark
Copyright Year	2008
Description	In multilingual Asian communities, determining language dominance for clinical assessment and intervention is often complex. The aim of this study was to develop a self-report classification tool for identifying the dominant language in English–Mandarin bilinguals. Participants (N = 168) completed a questionnaire on language history and single-word receptive vocabulary tests (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test type) in both languages. The results of a discriminant analysis on the self-report data revealed a reliable three-way classification into English-dominant, Mandarin-dominant, and balanced bilinguals. The vocabulary scores supported these dominance classifications, whereas the more typical variables such as age of first exposure, years of formal instruction, and years of exposure exerted only a limited influence. The utility of this classification tool in clinical settings is discussed.
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Ending Page	412
Page Count	24
Starting Page	389
ISSN	01427164
e-ISSN	14691817
DOI	10.1017/s0142716408080181
Journal	Applied Psycholinguistics
Issue Number	3
Volume Number	29
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2008-07-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Applied Psycholinguistics Audiology and Language Discriminant Analysis Psycholinguistics Applied Linguistics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Linguistics and Language

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