Language and Cognitive Predictors of Lexical Selection in Storytelling for Monolingual and Sequential Bilingual Children

Autor/inn/en	Nicoladis, Elena; Jiang, Zixia
Titel	Language and Cognitive Predictors of Lexical Selection in Storytelling for Monolingual and Sequential Bilingual Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Cognition and Development, 19 (2018) 4, S.413-430 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-8372
DOI	10.1080/15248372.2018.1483370
Schlagwörter	Monolingualism; Bilingualism; Cognitive Ability; Vocabulary Development; Story Telling; Predictor Variables; Language Usage; Language Proficiency; English; Mandarin Chinese; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Acquisition; Attention Control; Cartoons; Expressive Language; Intelligence Tests; Verbal Ability; Task Analysis; Young Children; Comparative Analysis; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Denkfähigkeit; Wortschatzarbeit; Prädiktor; Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English language; Englisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Aufmerksamkeitstest; Zeichentrickfilm; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Mündliche Leistung; Aufgabenanalyse; Frühe Kindheit
Abstract	The primary purpose of the present study was to test language and cognitive predictors of lexical selection in the storytelling of monolingual and bilingual children. Measures of language proficiency and cognitive ability were assessed with both English- and Mandarin-speaking monolinguals and Mandarin-English bilinguals aged 4 to 6 years old. To elicit stories, children watched a cartoon and told the story back. Bilinguals did these tasks in both of their languages. The results showed that the bilinguals told stories with as many different words as monolinguals of both languages but scored lower on measures of vocabulary. For monolinguals, vocabulary score was an important predictor of lexical variety even after controlling for age. For bilinguals, attentional control was a significant predictor of lexical variety in their second language, English. These results suggest that for monolingual children, vocabulary size is an important predictor of lexical variety in stories, while bilingual children might rely more on cognitive abilities to lexicalize concepts. (As Provided).
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