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The Roots of Bilingualism in Newborns

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Byers-Heinlein, Krista, Burns, Tracey C., Werker, Janet F.·2010·Psychological Science
DOI 10.1177/0956797609360758

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The first steps toward bilingual language acquisition have already begun at birth. When tested on their preference for English versus Tagalog, newborns whose mothers spoke only English during pregnancy showed a robust preference for English. In contrast, newborns whose mothers spoke both English and Tagalog regularly during pregnancy showed equal preference for both languages. A group of newborns whose mothers had spoken both Chinese and English showed an intermediate pattern of preference for Tagalog over English. Preference for two languages does not suggest confusion between them, however. Study 2 showed that both English monolingual newborns and Tagalog-English bilingual newborns could discriminate English from Tagalog. The same perceptual and learning mechanisms that support acquisition in a monolingual environment thus also naturally support bilingual acquisition.

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Authors
Byers-Heinlein, K., Burns, T. C., & Werker, J. F.
Affiliations
  • Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia
  • Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques (FR)
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
ORCID
Werker, Janet F.
Venue
Psychological Science
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2010-01-29
Volume
21
Issue
3
Pages
343-348
ISSN
  • 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9280
DOI
10.1177/0956797609360758
OpenAlex
W2128446822
Cited by
404
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 32 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 50 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 56 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 25 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 25
FWCI
36.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University) (acceptedVersion)
  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • James S. McDonnell Foundation
  • University of British Columbia
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  • Luonnontieteiden ja Tekniikan Tutkimuksen Toimikunta
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Phonetics and Phonology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
Keywords
bilingualism, neonates, language preference, prenatal language exposure, language discrimination, Tagalog, English language, Chinese-English bilingualism, language acquisition, maternal speech
MeSH terms
Choice Behavior, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Language Development, Male, Pregnancy, Psycholinguistics, Social Environment, Speech Perception, Multilingualism, Recognition, Psychology

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