Do bilingual children learn language differently?

Francis Hult francis.hult at englund.lu.se
Tue Jul 1 15:41:28 UTC 2014


Concordia



Do bilingual children learn language differently?



Growing up in a multilingual home has its advantages, but many parents worry that exposing children to multiple languages actually delays language acquisition.



Thanks to new research from Concordia University and the University of Ottawa, however, that myth can be laid to rest. A study recently published in the International Journal of Behavioral Development shows infants raised in monolingual and bilingual households to be equally capable of learning new words — as long as they are taught by caregivers with a language background that matches their own.



Full story:
http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2014/06/04/do-bilingual-childrenlearnlanguagedifferently.html
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