PSYC 341 Study Guide - Phonological Development, Language Transfer, Nonfinite Verb
22 Mar 2014
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Major question in bfla studies and focus of the review: whether the development in bfl learners is the same as that of monolinguals. Underlying theoretical issue of whether children"s ability to learn language is challenged during the simultaneous acquisition of 2 languages. Ronjat"s study (1913): his son showed progress in both languages and showed little confusion lack of confusion attributed to both parents" use of only one language with him. Leopold (1949): interpreted his daughter"s use of words from both languages as confusion; concern for strain on the child"s language learning capacity. Concerns about bfla: impaired cognitive, linguistic development, risk for academic failure or delay, risk of becoming socio-cultural misfits. Early studies emphasize the unitary language system hypothesis (leopold, volterra & Research now focuses on comparing the development of bilingual children with that of monolingual children acquiring the same languages.
