Examining the effect of reduced input on language development
The case of gender acquisition in Russian as a non-dominant and dispreferred language by a bilingual Turkish–Russian child
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20506783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Antonova-Unlu (0000-0001-8544-6500, Hacettepe University, corresponding author), Elena Antonova Ünlü (Department of Translation and Interpreting, Hacettepe University, Turkey), Li Wei (0000-0002-2015-7262, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-233 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Bilingualism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-0069 • E-ISSN: 1756-6878 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1367006916666390 |
| OpenAlex | W2513930318 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: The main research question we seek to answer in the present study is: “What effect does reduced input in the non-dominant and dispreferred language have on the acquisition of Russian gender morphology by a bilingual Turkish–Russian child: Is it still sufficient for its monolingual-like development or can it cause incomplete acquisition of Russian gender morphology, at least, in some domains?” Design/methodology/approach: This study is a longitudinal case study. Data and analysis: The main source of data collection is video and audio recordings. Twenty-five recordings are available. They cover the period of between two years and 11 months (2;11) and 4;0. The data are examined in terms of the availability of masculine, feminine and neuter form-related genders, as well as availability of feminine and masculine semantic-related genders of nouns and pronouns in the first-, second- and third-person contexts. We look into whether the data of the bilingual child is marked with deviations from monolingual Russian data and/or incomplete acquisition of gender in any domain. Findings/conclusions: The findings of the present study, on the one hand, support the view that, by and large, reduced to a certain degree, input is still sufficient for monolingual-like language development; on the other hand, it demonstrates that reduced input may lead to non-monolingual-like and/or incomplete acquisition and, therefore, appears to be a main factor determining the development of a language and accounting for its strengths and weaknesses
Developmental psychology · Language acquisition · Language development · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Noun · Second-language acquisition · Turkish · Gender Studies in Language · Language Development and Disorders · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |