The Relationship between First Language (L1) and Second Language (L2) Lexical Development in Young Turkish-German Children

Autor/inn/en	Rinker, Tanja; Budde-Spengler, Nora; Sachse, Steffi
Titel	The Relationship between First Language (L1) and Second Language (L2) Lexical Development in Young Turkish-German Children
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 20 (2017) 2, S.218-233 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2016.1179260
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Native Language; Second Language Learning; Vocabulary Skills; Check Lists; German; Turkish; Bilingualism; Language Dominance; Food; Verbs; Parent Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; Toddlers; Translation; Nouns; Comparative Analysis; Language Usage; Measures (Individuals); Linguistic Input; Foreign Countries; Cultural Influences; Semantics; Statistical Analysis; Turkey; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Aktiver Wortschatz; Checkliste; Deutscher; Türkisch; Bilingualismus; Sprachliche Dominanz; Lebensmittel; Elternverhalten; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Sprachgebrauch; Messdaten; Sprachbildung; Ausland; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Semantik; Statistische Analyse; Türkei; Deutschland
Abstract	Lexical development in first language (L1) Turkish and second language (L2) German in two- to three-year-old children was examined, using parental vocabulary checklists in Turkish and in German. Children showed strong Turkish dominance in the number of lexical items they produced, which was due to the more frequent exposure to Turkish and higher quality of the input. Their vocabulary in Turkish and German comprised a largely different conceptual make-up, as evidenced by a high conceptual count of items across languages. Translation equivalents made up around 10% of the Total Vocabulary. An exemplary analysis of six noun categories showed that the more domestically oriented categories (Furniture, People) were represented more strongly in Turkish vocabularies, while the Food and Drink category contributed equally to both languages. In Turkish, 18% of words were verbs, whereas in German, verbs constituted only 7% of the children's vocabularies. A comparison between the parent checklists TIGE (developed for Turkish monolingual children in Turkey) and TILDA (developed for Turkish children growing up in Germany) revealed conceptual differences, which can be attributed to culture-specific developments and use of specific lexical items in the two countries. Therefore, language- and culture-specific instruments should be used to assess early vocabulary skills. (As Provided).
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