Cross-Linguistic Structures in Simultaneous Bilingualism

Editor

Susanne Döpke

| Monash University, Australia

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This volume explores the implications of cross-linguistic structures in simultaneous bilingualism. It aims to find cognitive explanations for the presence or absence of cross-linguistic structures that go beyond the debate of one system or two. The contributors present syntactic, morphological and phonological features that are found in bilingual children, but are untypical of monolingual development, and discuss pertinent methodological issues. The orientation of this volume stands out from competing volumes in the field in that the focus is not limited to similarities between monolingual and bilingual first language acquisition. The volume will be of interest to researchers in the field of bilingualism and primary language acquisition, language theorists, and professionals working with bilingual populations.

[Studies in Bilingualism, 21] 2000. x, 258 pp.

Publishing status: Available

https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.21

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction: On the Status of Cross-Linguistic Structures in Research on Young Children Growing Up With Two Languages Simultaneously Susanne Döpke	1–10
Language Mixing as a Challenge for Linguistics Rosemarie Tracy	11–36
Non-Selective Access and Activation in Child Bilingualism: The lexicon Elisabeth van der Linden	37–56
Non-Selective Access and Activation in Child Bilingualism: The syntax Aafke Hulk	57–78
The Interplay Between Language-Specific Development and Crosslinguistic Influence Susanne Döpke	79–103
Negation as a Crosslinguistic Structure in a German-English Bilingual Child Christina Schelletter	105–121
‘I Want A Chimney Builden’: The Acquisition of Infinitival Constructions in Bilingual Children Ira Gawlitzek-Maiwald	123–148
The Search for Cross-Linguistic Influences in the Language of Young Latvian-English Bilinguals Indra Rita Sinka	149–174
Beyond ‘One System or Two?’: Degrees of Separation Between the Languages of French-English Bilingual Children Johanne Paradis	175–200
Cross-Linguistic Structures in the Acquisition of Intonational Phonology by German-English Bilingual Children Ulrike Gut	201–225
Concluding Remarks: Language Contact — A Dilemma for the Bilingual Child or for the Linguist? Elizabeth Lanza	227–245
Author Index	247–251
Subject Index	253–258

“I would like to recommend the book for those who teach courses on bilingual language acquisition and are looking for fresh ideas. Although the papers differ in complexity, some may be accessible even to undergraduates. Teachers may find that some chapters can be used in courses on monolingual language acquisition, if the objective is to show how children's minds are adept at cracking two linguistic codes at the same time. Those interested in how linguistic development interacts with children's cognitive development will find some of the papers especially valuable...reading this book will not be wasted effort.”

Elena Gavruseva, The University of Iowa, Modern Language Journal 87:1, 2003

“This book is highley recommended reading for those in the field for the perceptive issues raised, the clarity of focus, and for the data presented. It can serve as a reference guide for future research directions with a wider range of language combinations and encourages us to delve more deeply into the interactive nature of bilingual cognitive processes beyond the simple question of 'one or two systems'.”

Suzanne Quay, International Christian University Tokyo, in Journal of Child Language, Vol.30, 2003

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Queen, Robin M.

2006. Phrase-final intonation in narratives told by Turkish-German bilinguals. International Journal of Bilingualism 10:2 ► pp. 153 ff.

Soriente, Antonia

2007. In Cognitive Aspects of Bilingualism, ► pp. 325 ff.

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Subjects

Linguistics

Bilingualism

BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics

BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General

U.S. Library of Congress Control Number: 00034225