Total and conceptual vocabulary in Spanish-English bilinguals from 22 to 30 months: Implications for assessment

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1637-1649

  Core, Cynthia ^a   Hoff, Erika ^b   Rumiche, Rosario ^b   Señor, Melissa ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bilingualism; Development; Language; Spanish; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT; BILINGUALISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPANISH;

ASSESSMENT; BILINGUALISM; DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE; SPANISH; VOCABULARY;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84886644083     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2013/11-0044)     Document Type: Article

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