Research Article
Year 2025,
Volume: 11 Issue: 31, 39 - 44, 19.05.2025
Abstract
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LINGUISTIC AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIAN BILINGUAL AND MONOLINGUAL CHILDREN: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY
Abstract
This study explores differences in linguistic and cognitive development between a bilingual and a monolingual 6-year-old child. The bilingual child speaks Romanian and Italian, while the monolingual child speaks only Romanian. Both children share similar socioeconomic and educational backgrounds, and the bilingual child has been exposed to both languages since birth.
The study examines vocabulary size, understanding of linguistic concepts, and cognitive abilities, with a focus on flexibility and problem-solving. Preliminary findings suggest potential differences in how linguistic and cognitive skills develop in bilingual and monolingual children, highlighting possible advantages in cognitive flexibility for bilinguals and variations in vocabulary distribution.
These results underline the complexity of bilingual development and the need for further research to better understand its impact on both linguistic and cognitive outcomes.
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- Bialystok, E. (2017). The bilingual adaptation: How minds accommodate experience. Psychological bulletin, 143(3), 233.
- Costa A, Sebastián-Gallés N. (2014). How does the Bilingual Experience Sculpt the Brain? Nat Rev Neurosci.;15(5):336-45. DOI: 10.1038/nrn3709. PMID: 24739788; PMCID: PMC4295724.
- Daller Jeanine Treffers. (2019). What Defines Language Dominance in Bilinguals? In Annual Review of Linguistics, Vol. 5:375-393 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-linguistics-011817-045554
- Kersten, Kristin. (2021). Der Zusammenhang von kognitiven Fähigkeiten und Zweisprachigkeit im frühen L2-Erwerb: Individuelle und externe Faktoren: 1-38, DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.33477.40161/1.
- Lindgren, Josefin & Süss, Assunta & Gagarina, Natalia. (2022). Bilingual Acquisition of Language and Literacy: State of the Art and Beyond.in Journal of Home Language Research. Vol 5 (1): 1-5, DOI:10.16993/jhlr.48
- Lowe, Cassandra & Cho, Isu & Goldsmith, Samantha & Morton, J Bruce. (2021). The Bilingual Advantage in Children's Executive Functioning Is Not Related to Language Status: A Meta-Analytic Review. Psychological science. 32 (3), 1-32, DOI:10.1177/0956797621993108
- Nguyen, My & Hutchison, Lindsey & Norvell, Gabrielle & Mead, Danielle & Winsler, Adam. (2023). Degree of bilingualism and executive function in early childhood. Language and Cognition. 16. 1-23. DOI:10.1017/langcog.2023.46
- Özer, M. (2020). Vocational education and training as “A friend in need” during coronavirus pandemic in Turkey. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, 9(2), 1-7.
- Pliatsikas C, Meteyard L, Veríssimo J, DeLuca V, Shattuck K, Ullman MT. (2020). The effect of bilingualism on brain development from early childhood to young adulthood. Brain Structure and Function;225:2131-2152. DOI: 10.1007/s00429-020-02115-5. Epub 2020 Jul 20. PMID: 32691216; PMCID: PMC7473972.
- Spence, Caroline E. et al. (2017). Theory of Animal Mind: Human Nature or Experimental Artefact? In Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Volume 21, Issue 5, 333 – 343 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2017.02.003
- Surrain S, Luk G. (2019). Describing bilinguals: A systematic review of labels and descriptions used in the literature between 2005–2015. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.22(2):401-415. doi:10.1017/S1366728917000682
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Details
| Primary Language | English |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Social and Personality Psychology (Other) |
| Journal Section | Articles |
| Authors | |
| Early Pub Date | April 29, 2025 |
| Publication Date | May 19, 2025 |
| Submission Date | February 18, 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | March 23, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025Volume: 11 Issue: 31 |
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