Early Trilingual Language Acquisition of Spanish, English, and French by a Two-Year-Old American Child

Several factors have been shown to be important to trilingual language acquisition and active trilingualism including language exposure (Chevalier, 2015), input load (Arnaus Gil, Müller, Sette, & Hüppop, 2021), interlocutor language (Wang, 2008), use of the minority language in the household (A...

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Autor principal:	Paul de Nijs
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Publicado:	Science-res Publishing 2021
Materias:	case study language acquisition multilingualism trilingual trilingualism translanguaging Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Language acquisition P118-118.7
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:24b65b8778c5442a99ab78628841a31a2021-11-16T21:17:08ZEarly Trilingual Language Acquisition of Spanish, English, and French by a Two-Year-Old American Child2148-1997https://doaj.org/article/24b65b8778c5442a99ab78628841a31a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.science-res.com/index.php/jclad/article/view/36https://doaj.org/toc/2148-1997 Several factors have been shown to be important to trilingual language acquisition and active trilingualism including language exposure (Chevalier, 2015), input load (Arnaus Gil, Müller, Sette, & Hüppop, 2021), interlocutor language (Wang, 2008), use of the minority language in the household (Arnaus Gil, Müller, Sette, & Hüppop, 2021), and parental language strategies (Ronderos, Castilla-Earls, & Ramos, 2021). This case study investigates the language development of a two-year-old American toddler, who has grown up since birth in a trilingual language environment of Spanish, English, and French. The child’s language use was observed in his natural environment from age 2;0 to age 2;4. Particular attention was given to the influence of language exposure patterns and parental language strategies on trilingual language development. The findings indicate that the child is growing up with rich exposure to all three languages and that his parents are following practices that promote language development. Additionally, the findings suggest that he is developing active trilingual language abilities, though he does seem to favor English over French and Spanish for spontaneous language production. Paul de NijsScience-res Publishingarticlecase studylanguage acquisitionmultilingualismtrilingualtrilingualismtranslanguagingSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Language acquisitionP118-118.7ENJournal of Child Language Acquisition and Development (2021)
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description	Several factors have been shown to be important to trilingual language acquisition and active trilingualism including language exposure (Chevalier, 2015), input load (Arnaus Gil, Müller, Sette, & Hüppop, 2021), interlocutor language (Wang, 2008), use of the minority language in the household (Arnaus Gil, Müller, Sette, & Hüppop, 2021), and parental language strategies (Ronderos, Castilla-Earls, & Ramos, 2021). This case study investigates the language development of a two-year-old American toddler, who has grown up since birth in a trilingual language environment of Spanish, English, and French. The child’s language use was observed in his natural environment from age 2;0 to age 2;4. Particular attention was given to the influence of language exposure patterns and parental language strategies on trilingual language development. The findings indicate that the child is growing up with rich exposure to all three languages and that his parents are following practices that promote language development. Additionally, the findings suggest that he is developing active trilingual language abilities, though he does seem to favor English over French and Spanish for spontaneous language production.
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title	Early Trilingual Language Acquisition of Spanish, English, and French by a Two-Year-Old American Child
title_short	Early Trilingual Language Acquisition of Spanish, English, and French by a Two-Year-Old American Child
title_full	Early Trilingual Language Acquisition of Spanish, English, and French by a Two-Year-Old American Child
title_fullStr	Early Trilingual Language Acquisition of Spanish, English, and French by a Two-Year-Old American Child
title_full_unstemmed	Early Trilingual Language Acquisition of Spanish, English, and French by a Two-Year-Old American Child
title_sort	early trilingual language acquisition of spanish, english, and french by a two-year-old american child
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Early Trilingual Language Acquisition of Spanish, English, and French by a Two-Year-Old American Child

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