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Ward, Abbey Lee |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2020-09-29T22:12:04Z |
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dc.date.available |
2020-09-29T22:12:04Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2020 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/25824 |
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dc.description |
68 pages |
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dc.description.abstract |
Prior research suggests that language systems interact in bilingual individuals. The current study seeks to extend prior work by investigating whether or not bilingual toddlers exhibit cross-language priming effects and to what extent measures of proficiency versus exposure modulate lexical-semantic processing within and across languages. Here we present findings on a group of Spanish-English bilingual toddlers at 24 months of age (N = 20). Consistent with prior literature, toddlers demonstrated cross-language priming effects, suggesting that language systems interact in the second year of life. Additionally, our results indicate that lexical-semantic processing is related to language proficiency, such that vocabulary was a stronger predictor than cumulative exposure. Surprisingly, proficiency measured by vocabulary size and speed of word recognition either facilitated or inhibited lexical-semantic processing, dependent on language condition. Together these findings demonstrate that proficiency modulates lexical-semantic processing within and across languages. |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.publisher |
University of Oregon |
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dc.subject |
Graduation AuditThesis Prospectus |
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dc.subject |
Bilingual Development |
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dc.subject |
Communication |
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dc.subject |
Lexical-semantic Processing |
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dc.subject |
Language Dominance |
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dc.subject |
Bilingual Spanish-English |
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dc.subject |
Cross-language Interaction |
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dc.subject |
Bilingual Toddlers |
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dc.title |
Language Dominance and Lexical-Semantic Processing in Bilingual Toddlers |
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dc.type |
Thesis/Dissertation |
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