Oral narratives in monolingual and bilingual preschoolers with SLI

Rezzonico, Stefano; Chen, Xi; Cleave, Patricia L.; Greenberg, Janice; Hipfner-Boucher, Kathleen; Johnson, Carla J.; Milburn, Trelani; Pelletier, Janette; Weitzman, Elaine; Girolametto, Luigi

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“…Specifically, Rezzonico et al . () and Westman et al . () tested four groups of preschool children in lexical‐retrieval tasks (narrative production and naming, respectively).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…A design that compares all four groups (BiTLD, MoTLD, BiDLD and MoDLD) allows the testing of this issue more directly. Two previous studies that adopted this approach (Rezzonico et al 2015, Westman et al 2008 observed no interaction between bilingualism and DLD in the lexical domain. Specifically, Rezzonico et al (2015) tested 40 preschool children including BiTLD, MoTLD, BiDLD and MoDLD in a narrative production task, yielding among other measures a lexical diversity score.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…This may be especially critical with small samples (Rezzonico et al . ). Further, in the study of Westman et al .…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Two previous studies that adopted this approach (Rezzonico et al . , Westman et al . ) observed no interaction between bilingualism and DLD in the lexical domain.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Specifically, Rezzonico et al . () tested 40 preschool children including BiTLD, MoTLD, BiDLD and MoDLD in a narrative production task, yielding among other measures a lexical diversity score. On this lexical‐retrieval measure, children with DLD scored lower than children with TLD, but there was no reliable bilingualism effect or an interaction between the two factors.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The joint effects of bilingualism, DLD and item frequency on children's lexical‐retrieval performance

Degani

Kreiser

Novogrodsky

2019

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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Background Bilingual children and children diagnosed with developmental language disorder (DLD) are characterized by reduced lexical‐retrieval abilities. Few studies examined their joint contribution and the mechanisms underlying these effects in the lexical domain. Aims To explore the joint effects of bilingualism and DLD by adopting a four‐group comparison in which the difference between bi‐ and monolingual children with DLD is directly compared with that of bi‐ and monolingual children with typical language development (TLD). In addition, to examine the mechanisms underlying the effects of bilingualism and DLD on children's lexical‐retrieval abilities, we tested how item's characteristics (frequency of use) modulate the effects of bilingualism and DLD. Methods & Procedures Fifty‐eight children (aged 9–14 years) participated in the current study. They were either Hebrew monolingual or Hebrew–English bilinguals and were either diagnosed with DLD or had TLD. Children completed a Hebrew picture‐naming task and verbal short‐term memory tests. The influence of participants’ characteristics, including bilingualism, DLD and verbal short‐term memory, as well as item's characteristics (frequency of use) were tested. Outcomes & Results Accuracy analysis revealed that bilingual children scored lower than monolingual children and that children with DLD scored lower than children with TLD. Critically, the two factors interacted such that their joint presence resulted in less‐than‐additive effects. Specifically, although bilingual children with DLD performed worse than all other groups, they performed better than expected under an additive model. Interestingly, monolingual children with DLD performed similarly to bilingual children with TLD. Increased verbal short‐term memory was associated with better performance across the four groups. Finally, bilingualism and DLD interacted with item frequency, such that being bilingual, having DLD, or both, resulted in increased sensitivity to item frequency manifested in exceptionally lower performance on low‐frequency items. Conclusions & Implications The findings suggest that the strength of linguistic representations contribute to the effects of bilingualism and DLD. Further, the presence of bilingualism in the context of DLD does not exaggerate the impact of DLD. Clinically, this suggests that differences between bi‐ and monolingual children with DLD must be considered in reference to the gap in lexical‐retrieval performance observed between bi‐ and monolingual children with TLD. Finally, because monolingual children with DLD and bilingual children with TLD performed similarly, sensitive diagnostic tools and intervention programmes should be adopted to allow correct identification and treatment of bilingual children with DLD.

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“…Specifically, Rezzonico et al . () and Westman et al . () tested four groups of preschool children in lexical‐retrieval tasks (narrative production and naming, respectively).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Lexical Effects Of Bilingualism In Children With Dldmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…This may be especially critical with small samples (Rezzonico et al . ). Further, in the study of Westman et al .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Two previous studies that adopted this approach (Rezzonico et al . , Westman et al . ) observed no interaction between bilingualism and DLD in the lexical domain.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Novogrodsky

2019

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Language Development in Bilingual Spanish-Catalan Children with and Without Specific Language Impairment: A Longitudinal Perspective

Aguilar‐Mediavilla

Buil‐Legaz

López-Penadés

et al. 2017

Language Development and Disorders in Spanish-Speaking Children

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The Influence of Bilingual Language Exposure on the Narrative, Social and Pragmatic Abilities of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum

Beauchamp

Rezzonico

Bennett

et al. 2022

J Autism Dev Disord

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We examined the narrative abilities of bilingual and monolingual children on the autism spectrum (AS), whether bilinguals presented stronger social and pragmatic language abilities compared to monolinguals, and the link between narrative, social, and pragmatic language abilities.The narrative, social, and pragmatic language skills of school-aged bilinguals (n = 54) and monolinguals (n = 80) on the AS were assessed using normed measures. Language exposure was estimated through a parent questionnaire.Bilinguals performed similarly to monolinguals on measures of narrative, social, and pragmatic language skills. However, balanced bilinguals performed better on a nonliteral language task.Overall, results indicate that bilingual children on the AS can become as proficient in using language as monolinguals and may enjoy a bilingual advantage.

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Oral narratives in monolingual and bilingual preschoolers with SLI

Cited by 41 publications

References 37 publications

The joint effects of bilingualism, DLD and item frequency on children's lexical‐retrieval performance

The joint effects of bilingualism, DLD and item frequency on children's lexical‐retrieval performance

Language Development in Bilingual Spanish-Catalan Children with and Without Specific Language Impairment: A Longitudinal Perspective

The Influence of Bilingual Language Exposure on the Narrative, Social and Pragmatic Abilities of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum

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