The Effects of Bilingualism on Children’s Verbal Pronunciation Development Moderate byCritical Age

Authors

  • Tooba Hassan Riphah International University, Gulberg Campus Lahore Pakistan Author
  • Rabia Sohail Institute of Liberal Arts, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology Lahore Pakistan Author
  • Sumera Shan Ahmad Institute of Liberal Arts, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology Lahore Pakistan Author

Keywords:

Bilingualism, effects of bilingualism, children‟s verbal development, critical age

Abstract

The present study is aimed to find out how children develop their ability to learn language (L1 and L2) before the critical age and to find if this critical age is important for learning two languages, and effects of bilingualism on children’s verbal development. In this study qualitative method is used, by observing children through recording instrument. For data collection, 14 children were selected from different institutions, before the age of 12. For data analysis the classification of age, class and the pronunciation errors were recorded. Children were asked to read a poem “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas. Children’s language interference was recorded. They learn two languages at the same time. Through this bilingualism and it’s disadvantage was observed in terms of L1 interference.

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Published

2024-03-30

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2024): jahan-e-tahqeeq

Section

Articles