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The Emergence of Nominal Expressions in Spanish-English Early Bilinguals: Economy and bilingual first language acquisition
Emma Ticio Quesada
[Studies in Bilingualism 56] 2018
► pp. 133–182

Chapter 4
Modification and word order in the bilingual nominal expression

Economy and transfer issues

Article outline
  • 4.1Modification and word order in Spanish nominal expressions
  • 4.2Nominal modifiers in monolingual and bilingual child Spanish
  • 4.3Overview of the chapter
  • 4.4Word order: On non-target combinations and optionality
    • 4.4.1The acquisition of word order in monolingual and bilingual nominal expression
    • 4.4.2Our study: Word order effects in the weaker language of a group of unbalanced bilinguals
      • 4.4.2.1Methods
      • 4.4.2.2Results
      • 4.4.2.3Discussion
      • 4.4.2.4Summary of findings and further research
  • 4.5Adjectives: Their types and properties
    • 4.5.1Studies on the emergence of different types of As in child Spanish
    • 4.5.2Our study: Types of As and their placement in a group of early bilinguals
      • 4.5.2.1Methods
      • 4.5.2.2Results
      • 4.5.2.3Discussion
      • 4.5.2.4Summary of findings and further research
  • 4.6Argument/adjunct differences: The emergence of prepositions and their types.
    • 4.6.1Prepositional phrases in monolingual and bilingual nominal expressions
    • 4.6.2Our study: Timing the presence and frequency of prepositional phrases in a simultaneous bilingual group
      • 4.6.2.1Methods
      • 4.6.2.2Results
      • 4.6.2.3Discussion
  • 4.7Conclusions
  • Notes