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Caregiver talk to young Spanish-English bilinguals: Comparing direct observation and parent-report measures of dual-language exposure

Topic:

NA

Authors:

Marchman, Martínez, Hurtado, Grüter, Fernald

Journal/Publication:

Developmental Science

Year:

2017
Participant Age Range:
36 –
40 months

Sample Size:

18

Participant Language:

English, Spanish

Abstract:

In research on language development by bilingual children, the early language environment is commonly characterized in terms of the relative amount of exposure a child gets to each language based on parent report. Little is known about how absolute measur