Phonosyntactic Acquisition of Children’s Bilingualism: A Case Study in Sasak Language – Indonesia
Irma Setiawan
Abstract:Language acquisition in bilingual children is a process of transferring two languages simultaneously to children by both parents or the environment. This is what happened to Nadira (pseudonym -a Sasak child aged three years and four months), who was often taught two languages (Sasak Indonesian) in the process of her growth and development. As a result, Nadira’s speech has a distinctive phonosyntactic effect due to the simultaneous incorporation of the Sasak and Indonesian languages. This effect includes the Sa… Show more
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