Erosion of a language in bilingual development  

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Kravin, H.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development vol. 13 no. 4 (1992), page 307-326.

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/JMM/13 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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This study investigated the language development of a Finnish-English bilingual child, focusing on the relationship between the developmental patterns of language loss in bilingual situations and the variations in input factors, including social, emotional and attitudinal factors. The subject was the researcher's own child at age six. Thirteen one-hour recordings of speech samples were collected in natural settings during a ten-month period. Diary notes from the child's first six years were also collected. Anecdotal data from the first six years indicated a relation between the child's language acquisition and the exposure to a larger language community. The speech samples showed no increase or decrease in Finnish language development. Several areas of Finnish grammar were partially mastered but, overall, the findings indicated that the language development in the child's Finnish stagnated. It was argued that this stagnation was due to the lack of broader linguistic input in Finnish, (i.e. the lack of a Finnish community). These findings suggest the importance of linguistic input outside the home.

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