Lexical knowledge development in the first and second languages among language-minority children: The role of bilingual versus monolingual preschool education

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 549-571

  Schwartz, Mila ^a,b   Moin, Victor ^b   Leikin, Mark ^b  

^a School for Gifted and Excellent Students   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

first language first approach; lexical knowledge development; linguistic interdependence; multidimensional profile of lexical knowledge; paradigmatic semantic relations; preschool bilingual education; second generation immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865216269     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2011.650332     Document Type: Article

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