The English Phonological Skills of Latino Spanish-English Dual-Language Preschoolers Living in Los Angeles:  Implications for Practice

S. Montanari; Kaveri Subrahmanyam; M. Zepeda; C. Rodriguez

The English Phonological Skills of Latino Spanish-English Dual-Language Preschoolers Living in Los Angeles: Implications for Practice

S. Montanari
, Kaveri Subrahmanyam
, M. Zepeda
, C. Rodriguez

California State University-Los Angeles

Research output: Chapter or Contribution to Book › Chapter

Abstract

This study examines the English phonological skills of ten Spanish L1/English L2 bilingual preschoolers from Los Angeles, focusing on (1) phonetic inventory complexity, (2) overall consonant accuracy, (3) accuracy of production of early-, middle-, and late-developing sounds, and (d) interaction between phonological systems. The results indicate that English inventories were commensurate to those of same-age monolinguals, yet accuracy levels were lower. Spanish sounds appeared in English inventories, and English-only sounds were produced with lower accuracy than sounds present in both languages. These results validate previous findings and suggest that phonological systems interact in development, bootstrapping some phonological skills while at the same time delaying others. We discuss the implications of our findings for speech pathologists and preschool educators.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Perspectives in the Study of Spanish Language Variation
Subtitle of host publication	Papers in Honor of Carmen Silva-Corvalán
Editors	Andrés Enrique-Arias, Manuel J. Gutiérrez, Alazne Landa, Francisco Ocampo
Place of Publication	Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Pages	465-496
Number of pages	31
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Galician Yearbook of Philology

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

Phonological development
phonological skills
Spanish-English bilingualism
preschoolers

Disciplines

Psychiatry and Psychology

Cite this

Montanari, S., Subrahmanyam, K., Zepeda, M., & Rodriguez, C. (2014). The English Phonological Skills of Latino Spanish-English Dual-Language Preschoolers Living in Los Angeles: Implications for Practice. In A. Enrique-Arias, M. J. Gutiérrez, A. Landa, & F. Ocampo (Eds.), Perspectives in the Study of Spanish Language Variation: Papers in Honor of Carmen Silva-Corvalán (pp. 465-496). (Galician Yearbook of Philology)..

The English Phonological Skills of Latino Spanish-English Dual-Language Preschoolers Living in Los Angeles: Implications for Practice. / Montanari, S.; Subrahmanyam, Kaveri; Zepeda, M. et al.
Perspectives in the Study of Spanish Language Variation: Papers in Honor of Carmen Silva-Corvalán. ed. / Andrés Enrique-Arias; Manuel J. Gutiérrez; Alazne Landa; Francisco Ocampo. Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2014. p. 465-496 (Galician Yearbook of Philology).

Research output: Chapter or Contribution to Book › Chapter

Montanari, S, Subrahmanyam, K, Zepeda, M & Rodriguez, C 2014, The English Phonological Skills of Latino Spanish-English Dual-Language Preschoolers Living in Los Angeles: Implications for Practice. in A Enrique-Arias, MJ Gutiérrez, A Landa & F Ocampo (eds), Perspectives in the Study of Spanish Language Variation: Papers in Honor of Carmen Silva-Corvalán. Galician Yearbook of Philology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, pp. 465-496.

Montanari S, Subrahmanyam K, Zepeda M, Rodriguez C. The English Phonological Skills of Latino Spanish-English Dual-Language Preschoolers Living in Los Angeles: Implications for Practice. In Enrique-Arias A, Gutiérrez MJ, Landa A, Ocampo F, editors, Perspectives in the Study of Spanish Language Variation: Papers in Honor of Carmen Silva-Corvalán. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. 2014. p. 465-496. (Galician Yearbook of Philology).

Montanari, S. ; Subrahmanyam, Kaveri ; Zepeda, M. et al. / The English Phonological Skills of Latino Spanish-English Dual-Language Preschoolers Living in Los Angeles : Implications for Practice. Perspectives in the Study of Spanish Language Variation: Papers in Honor of Carmen Silva-Corvalán. editor / Andrés Enrique-Arias ; Manuel J. Gutiérrez ; Alazne Landa ; Francisco Ocampo. Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2014. pp. 465-496 (Galician Yearbook of Philology).

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