The objective of this research was to provide empirical evidence concerning young, bilingual children’s early knowledge of their two languages. Specifically, what is the optimal age for bilingual language exposure? Despite the widespread prevalence of children in bilingual contexts in the United Sta…
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El objetivo de este estudio fue el de aportar evidencia empírica del conocimiento temprano de dos idiomas de nuestro niños bilingües, específicamente “¿cuál es la edad óptima para la exposición al lenguaje bilingüe?” Hay muy pocos estudios empíricos sobre niños pequeños bilingües a pesar de la amplia prevalencia de niños en contextos bilingües en los Estados Unidos y en el mundo.
The objective of this research was to provide empirical evidence concerning young, bilingual children’s early knowledge of their two languages. Specifically, what is the optimal age for bilingual language exposure? Despite the widespread prevalence of children in bilingual contexts in the United States and throughout the world, there are few empirical studies of very young bilinguals.