A Context-Dependent View on the Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis: Language Use and SES as Potential Moderators

Autor/inn/en	Prevoo, Mariëlle J. L.; Malda, Maike; Emmen, Rosanneke A. G.; Yeniad, Nihal; Mesman, Judi
Titel	A Context-Dependent View on the Linguistic Interdependence Hypothesis: Language Use and SES as Potential Moderators
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 65 (2015) 2, S.449-469 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/lang.12099
Schlagwörter	Linguistic Theory; Second Language Learning; Socioeconomic Status; Vocabulary Development; Indo European Languages; Native Language; Language Skills; Turkish; Young Children; Language Usage; Transfer of Training; Bilingualism; Foreign Countries; Child Language; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistische Theorie; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Wortschatzarbeit; Indoeuropäisch; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Türkisch; Frühe Kindheit; Sprachgebrauch; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Bilingualismus; Ausland; 'Children''s language'; Kindersprache; Niederlande
Abstract	The linguistic interdependence hypothesis states that the development of skills in a second language (L2) partly depends on the skill level in the first language (L1). It has been suggested that the theory lacked attention for differential interdependence. In this study we test what we call the hypothesis of context-dependent linguistic interdependence. In order to do so, we examined child language use and socioeconomic status as two moderators in the relation between L1 vocabulary and L2 vocabulary growth in a sample of 104 5- and 6-year-old bilingual children with a Turkish background in the Netherlands. Relative child language use moderated the relation between L1 vocabulary and L2 vocabulary growth. Positive transfer was only present for children who used L1 more than L2. Socioeconomic status (SES) predicted growth in Dutch vocabulary but was not a moderator of linguistic interdependence, indicating that linguistic interdependence effects are similar across SES groups. The findings suggest the linguistic interdependence hypothesis is context-dependent and only valid under circumstances of more L1 use. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01