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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Vol.48 372-383 April 2005. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2005/026)
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Preschoolers Learning Hmong and English

Lexical-Semantic Skills in L1 and L2

Pui Fong Kan 1
Kathryn Kohnert 1
1 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

kohne005{at}umn.edu

Picture naming and picture identification tasks were used to investigate lexical-semantic skills in young children learning Hmong as a first language (L1) and English as a second language (L2). A total of 19 children, ages 3;4 (years;months)-5;2, participated in this study. Performance on lexical tasks was analyzed as a function of development (older and younger participants), language (Hmong and English), modality (receptive and expressive skills), and the nature of total or "composite" vocabulary scores (translation equivalents or singles, reflecting comparable forms in both languages as compared to concepts lexicalized into only 1 language). Older participants outperformed younger participants in English, but not Hmong, indicating a relative stabilization of L1 skills, alongside more robust growth in L2. The difference between expressive and receptive performance was also much greater in Hmong than English. Composite scores were always greater than single language scores and the proportion of translation equivalents increased with age.

KEY WORDS: bilingual, vocabulary, second language learners, ESL, picture naming

Submitted on September 22, 2003
Revised on March 17, 2004
Accepted on July 26, 2004


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