The Competence of Naming in the Second Language Acquisition of the Preschool-Aged Children

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10.2991/assehr.k.200804.044How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Competence, Naming, Second Language Acquisition

Abstract

This study aims to describe: (1) how the preschool children’s naming competencies in language acquisition, (2) how the naming competencies in language acquisition of preschool children relate to their cognitive development. It is a qualitative research The data source of this research is ten kindergartners who used Indonesian as a second language. Data collection was carried out cross-sectionally through observation, fishing, recording, and field recording techniques. Data analysis was carried out through four steps, namely reducing and coding, presenting, interpreting, and concluding data. There are two results of this study. First, the competencies of naming preschool-age children in their second language acquisition included shortening, imitation of sounds, characteristics, materials, similarity, and new naming. Naming for something real is more mastered than abstract. Naming competencies in the surrounding people, animals, plants, and events are better than naming competencies for actions/ actions, nature/conditions, personal pronouns, and adverbs. Second, the preschoolers’ competencies of naming in the acquisition of the second language was related to cognitive development. The proof, naming for something real is easier to master than abstract. Also, when giving a name to something, the preschoolers still experienced over-extension and under-extension. The accuracy of naming depended on the accuracy to provide semantic features. To be able to give semantic features properly, the children needed to understand well the extensions and intentions of something that must be named. This was influenced by the children’s cognitive development.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rahayu Pujiastuti
AU  - Luluk Isani Kulup
AU  - Dyah Rochmawati
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/05
TI  - The Competence of Naming in the Second Language Acquisition of the Preschool-Aged Children
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language, Literature, and Arts Education (ICLLAE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 226
EP  - 231
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200804.044
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200804.044
ID  - Pujiastuti2020
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