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Comparing different measures of bilingual input derived from naturalistic daylong recordings

Topic:

NA

Authors:

Ruan, Orena, Polka

Journal/Publication:

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Year:

2023
Participant Age Range:
10 –
18 months

Sample Size:

21

Participant Language:

English, French

Abstract:

Purpose: Measuring language input, especially for infants growing up in bilingual environments, is challenging. Although the ways to measure input have expanded rapidly in recent years, there are many unresolved issues. In this study, we compared different measurement units and sampling methods used to estimate bilingual input in naturalistic daylong recordings.

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