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The influence of the frequency of functional markers on repetitive imitation of syntactic constructions in children with specific language impairment, from their own language productions
Leroy, Sandrine; Parisse, Christophe; Maillart, Christelle
2013In Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 27 (6-7), p. 508-520
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Keywords :
Linguistics; Language acquisition; Specific language impairment; Grammatical construction generalization
Abstract :
[en] Several studies provide considerable insight into the role that frequency plays in language development. However, no study has investigated the direct relationship between frequency and grammatical acquisition in children with specific language impairment (SLI). In this study, we focus specifically on the influence of the frequency of functional words on the ability of children with SLI to produce grammatical constructions based on the children's own previous production but containing previously unused functional words. To test our hypothesis, the children were administered an imitative repetition task, tailored to their current level of language development. Results showed that children with SLI performed more poorly than language-matched children with typical language development. The difference between the two groups was more marked when the previously unused functional words were infrequent rather than frequent. Consequently, it would seem that the token frequency of functional words influences grammatical acquisition in children with SLI. The results and their implications for linguistic theories are discussed.
Disciplines :
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Leroy, Sandrine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Logopédie clinique
Parisse, Christophe
Maillart, Christelle  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Logopédie clinique
Language :
English
Title :
The influence of the frequency of functional markers on repetitive imitation of syntactic constructions in children with specific language impairment, from their own language productions
Publication date :
July 2013
Journal title :
Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics
ISSN :
0269-9206
eISSN :
1464-5076
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, United Kingdom
Volume :
27
Issue :
6-7
Pages :
508-520
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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