<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Even though the process of the acquisition of phonology and syntax in bilingual children resembles that of monolinguals, vocabulary acquisition in bilingual children heavily depends on the input in each language. <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_topling-2018-0005_ref_003_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1ab1ab3Aa">Bialystok (2004, p. 66)</xref> holds that “it may be that the acquisition of syntax and phonology is adequately triggered by exposure to the language, but vocabulary needs to be learned”. Children appear to have the capacity for acquiring more than the basic volume of vocabulary necessary for one language system. The aim of the present paper is to examine the following aspects: the processes of the acquisition of meaning; the manifestation of interference, transfer and borrowing; the task of finding translation equivalents; errors in vocabulary usage in bilingual children.</p></abstract>

Even though the process of the acquisition of phonology and syntax in bilingual children resembles that of monolinguals, vocabulary acquisition in bilingual children heavily depends on the input in each language. Bialystok (2004, p. 66) holds that “it may be that the acquisition of syntax and phonology is adequately triggered by exposure to the language, but vocabulary needs to be learned”. Children appear to have the capacity for acquiring more than the basic volume of vocabulary necessary for one language system. The aim of the present paper is to examine the following aspects: the processes of the acquisition of meaning; the manifestation of interference, transfer and borrowing; the task of finding translation equivalents; errors in vocabulary usage in bilingual children.

Acquisition of meaning in bilingual children: Interference, translation and errors

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Even though the process of the acquisition of phonology and syntax in bilingual children resembles that of monolinguals, vocabulary acquisition in bilingual...

Acquisition of meaning in bilingual children: Interference, translation and errors

Published Online: Jun 21, 2018

Page range: 69 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2018-0005

Keywords
borrowing, interference, meaning, transfer, translation equivalent, vocabulary errors

© 2018 Edita Hornáčková Klapicová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Acquisition of meaning in bilingual children: Interference, translation and errors

Published Online: Jun 21, 2018

Page range: 69 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2018-0005

Keywordsborrowing, interference, meaning, transfer, translation equivalent, vocabulary errors

© 2018 Edita Hornáčková Klapicová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
borrowing, interference, meaning, transfer, translation equivalent, vocabulary errors