Bilingual Acquisition Theoretical

This book presents a case study in bilingual acquisition in a child under the age of two and explores the case's implications for language acquisition theory. The data collection methodology is fully discussed, and the book includes an extensive list of the child's words in English and Spanish.

List of Figures

ix

List of Tables

x

Introduction

1

(13)

Aims

1

(1)

What is Meant by `Bilingual Acquisition'?

1

(1)

The Case-Study Approach

2

(2)

The Case

4

(5)

Language `Dominance' of the Child

9

(1)

Other Book-Length Case Studies of Bilingual Acquisition

10

(2)

A Preview of the Chapters to Follow

12

(2)

Methodology of Data Collection and Transcription

14

(11)

Introduction

14

(1)

Data Collection

14

(10)

Data Collection in this Study Compared with Others

24

(1)

Analyses in the Chapters to Come

24

(1)

Some Aspects of Phonological Acquisition

25

(22)

Introduction

25

(4)

Segmental Aspects of English and Spanish and their Acquisition by Monolinguals

29

(2)

M's Segmental Inventory

31

(3)

The Acquisition of Voicing

34

(12)

Conclusion

46

(1)

Acquisition of the Lexicon

47

(19)

Introduction

47

(5)

The Child's Lexicon

52

(4)

Analysis of the Lexicon

56

(6)

Implications of the Early Bilingual Lexicon

62

(3)

Conclusion

65

(1)

The Emergence of Syntax

66

(23)

Introduction

66

(2)

When does Syntax Begin?

68

(1)

Analyses of the Data: Addressing the Assumption of Version 1

69

(11)

The Syntax of Early Two-Word Utterances

80

(2)

The Emergence of Language-Specific Morphology: Addressing Version 2

82

(6)

Conclusion

88

(1)

Language Choice

89

(20)

Introduction

89

(1)

How Early is Language Choice by Bilinguals Possible?

90

(1)

Criteria for the Systematic Study of Language Choice

91

(1)

Recent Studies of Developing Bilinguals under 2 and Language Choice

91

(3)

Our Study of Language Choice

94

(14)

Conclusion

108

(1)

Conclusion and Implications

109

(41)

Introduction

109

(1)

Implications for Language Acquisition Theory

109

(2)

Implications for Bilingual Acquisition

111

(3)

Implications for Future Research

114

(1)

Concluding Remarks

115

(2)

Appendices

I. Recordings Used in the Analyses Reported in this Book

117

(2)

II. The Child's Cumulative Lexicon to Age 1;10

119

(18)

Index to Lexicon

128

(9)

III. Multiword Utterances between 1;6.25 and 1;8.24

137

(13)

References

150

(7)

Index

157

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