Pham Giang
San Diego State University.
Biling (Camb Engl). 2016 Nov;19(5):928-938. doi: 10.1017/S1366728915000899. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
This study examines the strength and direction of lexical-grammatical associations within and between first and second languages (L1 and L2) in a longitudinal sample of sequential bilinguals. Thirty-three children who spoke Vietnamese (L1) and English (L2) completed picture-naming and story-telling tasks in each language at four yearly intervals. Hierarchical linear modeling across Years 1-4 revealed bidirectional within-language associations and a unidirectional cross-language association from the L1 to L2. Results suggest a conditional relationship between languages in which the L1 supports L2 growth, but not vice versa. Findings contribute to defining pathways for L1 and L2 learning across domains and languages.
本研究考察了连续双语者纵向样本中第一语言和第二语言（L1和L2）内部及之间词汇-语法关联的强度和方向。33名说越南语（L1）和英语（L2）的儿童每隔一年用每种语言完成图片命名和讲故事任务。对第1至4年的数据进行分层线性建模，结果显示了语言内部的双向关联以及从L1到L2的单向跨语言关联。结果表明，两种语言之间存在一种条件关系，即L1支持L2的发展，反之则不然。这些发现有助于确定跨领域和跨语言的L1和L2学习路径。
