Vowel, consonant, and tone variation exert asymmetrical effects on spoken word recognition: Evidence from 6-year-old monolingual and bilingual learners of Mandarin.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104698
Abstract: Most children are raised in a bilingual environment. However, compared with monolingual language acquisition, relatively little is known about how bilingual children acquire native phonology. Moreover, much less is known about how children acquire knowledge… read more here.
Keywords: monolingual bilingual; vowel; tone; sensitivity ... See more keywords
The semantic network, lexical access and reading comprehension in monolingual and bilingual children: An individual differences study.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0142716417000224
Abstract: Using a semantic priming experiment, the influence of lexical access and knowledge of semantic relations on reading comprehension was studied in Dutch monolingual and bilingual minority children. Both context-independent semantic relations in the form of… read more here.
Keywords: lexical access; monolingual bilingual; reading comprehension; access reading ... See more keywords
Commonalities, differences, and differences that matter between monolingual and bilingual development.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000922000770
Abstract: This commentary makes the argument that the child-internal and child-external sources of individual differences in bilingual development are much the same as the sources of individual differences in monolingual development. It makes the further argument… read more here.
Keywords: development; bilingual development; differences monolingual; commonalities differences ... See more keywords
Evoked and oscillatory EEG activity differentiates language discrimination in young monolingual and bilingual infants
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20824-0
Abstract: Language discrimination is one of the core differences between bilingual and monolingual language acquisition. Here, we investigate the earliest brain specialization induced by it. Following previous research, we hypothesize that bilingual native language discrimination is… read more here.
Keywords: evoked oscillatory; discrimination; monolingual bilingual; language discrimination ... See more keywords
Bayesian Word Learning in Multiple Language Environments.
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12567
Abstract: Infant language learners are faced with the difficult inductive problem of determining how new words map to novel or known objects in their environment. Bayesian inference models have been successful at using the sparse information… read more here.
Keywords: monolingual bilingual; bayesian word; word learning; model ... See more keywords
Do you understand what I want to tell you? Early sensitivity in bilinguals' iconic gesture perception and production.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.12943
Abstract: Previous research has shown differences in monolingual and bilingual communication. We explored whether monolingual and bilingual pre-schoolers' (N = 80) differ in their ability to understand others' iconic gestures (gesture perception) and produce intelligible iconic gestures themselves… read more here.
Keywords: production; monolingual bilingual; gesture perception; gesture ... See more keywords
A comparison of monolingual and bilingual toddlers’ word recognition in noise
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DOI: 10.1177/13670069211028664
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine whether differences in language exposure (i.e., being raised in a bilingual versus a monolingual environment) influence young children’s ability to comprehend words when speech is heard in… read more here.
Keywords: comparison monolingual; monolingual bilingual; word; noise ... See more keywords
Monolingual and Bilingual Infants’ Ability to Use Non-native Tone for Word Learning Deteriorates by the Second Year After Birth
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00117
Abstract: Previous studies reported a non-native word learning advantage for bilingual infants at around 18 months. We investigated developmental changes in infant interpretation of sounds that aid in object mapping. Dutch monolingual and bilingual (exposed to… read more here.
Keywords: bilingual infants; monolingual bilingual; tone; word learning ... See more keywords
“Hot” executive functions are comparable across monolingual and bilingual elementary school children: Results from a study with the Iowa Gambling Task
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.988609
Abstract: Past research found performance differences between monolingual and bilingual children in the domain of executive functions (EF). Furthermore, recent studies have reported advantages in processing efficiency or mental effort in bilingual adults and children. These… read more here.
Keywords: task; executive functions; gambling task; school children ... See more keywords
How Is Working Memory Related to Reading Comprehension in Italian Monolingual and Bilingual Children?
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DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13010058
Abstract: This study explored how working memory resources contributed to reading comprehension using tasks that focused on maintenance of verbal information in the phonological store, the interaction between the central executive and the phonological store (WMI),… read more here.
Keywords: working memory; reading comprehension; bilingual children; comprehension ... See more keywords