Monolingual and bilingual children's production of complex syntactic structures

C Korade, E Nicoladis, M Charest - Journal of Child Language, 2024 - cambridge.org
Journal of Child Language, 2024cambridge.org
Typically-developing bilingual children often score lower than monolingual peers of the
same age on standardized measures; however, research has shown that when assessed in
more natural discourse contexts, bilinguals can perform similar to age-matched
monolinguals in some language subdomains. This study investigated complex syntax
production in simultaneous French–English bilingual children and monolingual age-
matched peers, using structured and spontaneous measures. Surprisingly, the bilinguals …
Typically-developing bilingual children often score lower than monolingual peers of the same age on standardized measures; however, research has shown that when assessed in more natural discourse contexts, bilinguals can perform similar to age-matched monolinguals in some language subdomains. This study investigated complex syntax production in simultaneous French–English bilingual children and monolingual age-matched peers, using structured and spontaneous measures. Surprisingly, the bilinguals scored higher than the monolinguals on the structured task. There was no difference between groups on the spontaneous measure; however, predictors of complex syntax production differed by language groups and by tasks. Contrary to other language subdomains showing bilingual English development as protracted relative to monolingual peers, these results point to a relative strength of complex syntax acquisition among simultaneous bilingual children. Differences in exposure relative to monolingual children may be less pronounced in syntax, in part because bilinguals can benefit from syntactic knowledge in their other language.
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