Is there a cognate advantage for typically developing spanish-speaking english-language learners?

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-204

  Kelley, Alaina ^a   Kohnert, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognates; English language learners; Spanish; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; SPAIN; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84860994456     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0022)     Document Type: Article

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