International Journal of Bilingualism articles from December 2006

International Journal of Bilingualism archives from December 2006

Convergence in Estonia's Russian: directional vs. static vs. separative verb.
December 1, 2006... Abstract The topic of the current article is convergence in Estonia's Russian (copying of Estonian directional/static/separative verbal government) and its perception by two different sets of Russian speakers. The convergent forms in question...

The relationship of phonological development and language dominance in bilingual Cantonese-Putonghua children.
December 1, 2006... Abstract The study investigated similarities and differences in the development of the Cantonese and the Putonghua phonology of children becoming bilingual in those languages with different dominant languages. One hundred children living...

Functional complementarity between two languages in ICQ (1).(I Seek You)
December 1, 2006... Abstract The concept of functional complementarity between speech and writing takes on a new dimension as a result of two phenomena in computer-mediated communication: hybridization of spoken and written forms of a single language and...

Diverse but not different: the lexical skills of two primary age bilingual groups in comparison to monolingual peers.
December 1, 2006... Abstract Most investigations of bilingual language development focus on children acquiring two European languages. Little research has investigated diverse language pairs or compared the influence of the first language on second language...

Stress effects on bilingual language professionals' performance.
December 1, 2006... Abstract The work of bilingual language professionals (e.g., translators, diplomats, intelligence analysts) involves substantial use of two or more languages, and often, as well, substantial amounts of stress. This stress can come from...