The acquisition of lexical tones by Cantonese–English bilingual children
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000918000260
Abstract: Abstract Previous studies on bilingual children found intact tonal development at the initial stages of interaction between Cantonese and English in successive bilingual children, whereas children exposed to both languages from birth have not been… read more here.
Keywords: acquisition lexical; bilingual children; tones cantonese; cantonese english ... See more keywords
Phonological Awareness Trajectories: Young Spanish-English and Cantonese-English Bilinguals.
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DOI: 10.1111/lang.12352
Abstract: This study focused on the phonological awareness skills of 72 Spanish-English and 86 Cantonese-English bilinguals, all enrolled in bilingual and mainstream classrooms in the same schools. Bilinguals were assessed on phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, and… read more here.
Keywords: awareness; cantonese english; english bilinguals; phonological awareness ... See more keywords
Bilingual word familiarity in Cantonese and English
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DOI: 10.1121/1.5067627
Abstract: Bilingual speakers are typically unbalanced in their vocabularies in each language, with each language’s lexicon being representative of the experiences and domains in which the bilingual uses that language. This can create a challenge in… read more here.
Keywords: english bilinguals; language; cantonese english; word familiarity ... See more keywords
Multilingual learning and cognitive restructuring: The role of audiovisual media exposure in Cantonese–English–Japanese multilinguals’ motion event cognition
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DOI: 10.1177/13670069221085565
Abstract: Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: Can learning additional languages affect what we perceive to be similar events? The current study explores the impact of learning a second language (L2) and a third language (L3) on how… read more here.
Keywords: cantonese english; japanese multilinguals; media exposure; english japanese ... See more keywords