Jacqueline Legacy|Pascal Zesiger|Margaret Friend|Diane Poulin?Dubois
Vocabulary size, translation equivalents, and efficiency in word recognition in very young bilinguals
Concordia University|University of Geneva|San Diego State University|Concordia University
abstract present study examined early vocabulary development fiftynine french monolingual fifty frenchenglish bilingual infants 1416 vocabulary comprehension assessed using parental report macarthurbates communicative development inventory cdi computerized comprehension task cct assessing receptive vocabulary development using parental report bilinguals knew words l1 versus l2 however young bilinguals accurate l1 l2 cct exhibited difference speed word comprehension across languages proportion translation equivalents comprehension varied widely within sample young bilinguals linked measures vocabulary size speed word retrieval exposure l2 interestingly monolinguals outperformed bilinguals respect accuracy reaction time l1 l2 results highlight importance using multiple measures assess early vocabulary development