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Bilingual Advantage Reassessed Using Hard Science Linguistics

Bubalo, Kurtis J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321470740

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2011, Master of Liberal Studies, University of Toledo, Liberal Studies.
Studies have shown bilinguals have an advantage over their monolingual peers when learning the same new language. One common proposal for this advantage is metalinguistic awareness. This presents a significant problem because metalinguistic awareness relies on a property (language) that does not exist in the real world. Previous research had made clear, conclusions dependent on language cannot be trusted as legitimate explanations for real-world observations. As a result, current ideas about bilingual advantage in new language acquisition need to be re-evaluated. 104 subjects were exposed to one of two inputs, teaching them to communicate 11 elementary phrases in an artificial language. Those exposed to Treatment A were given less information for each phrase compared to Treatment B. After being exposed to one of the two inputs, all subjects were assessed using the same test. If bilinguals truly do have an advantage over monolinguals they should have greater success when exposed to Treatment A.
Douglas Coleman (Committee Chair)
Bernard Sypniewski (Committee Member)
Patricia Murphy (Committee Member)
73 p.
Linguistics
language acquisition; metalinguistic awareness; bilingual advantage; Hard Science Linguistics

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  • Bubalo, K. J. (2011). Bilingual Advantage Reassessed Using Hard Science Linguistics [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321470740

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bubalo, Kurtis. Bilingual Advantage Reassessed Using Hard Science Linguistics. 2011. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321470740.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bubalo, Kurtis. "Bilingual Advantage Reassessed Using Hard Science Linguistics." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1321470740

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