Abstract
In this article we utilize a developmental perspective as a metric for the comparison of bilingual language ability. In particular, we utilize Processabilty Theory (Pienemann, 1998a, 2005) which provides a psycholinguistic metric for developmental schedules of any given language. We demonstrate this approach to the cross-linguistic measurement of language development on the basis of Itani-Adams' (2007) study of bilingual (Japanese-English) first language acquisition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 128-146 |
Journal | International Journal of Bilingualism |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |