What we can learn from naming errors of children with language impairment at preschool age

Biran, Michal; Novogrodsky, Rama; Harel-Nov, Efrat; Gil, Mali; Mimouni-Bloch, Aviva

doi:10.1080/02699206.2017.1365096

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“…Consistent with previous findings and our prediction, bilingual children scored lower than monolingual children (e.g., Gross et al 2014). In addition, children with DLD achieved lower accuracy than children with TLD (Biran et al 2018, Dockrell et al 1988.…”

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“…In addition, children with DLD achieved lower accuracy than children with TLD (Biran et al . , Dockrell et al . 1988).…”

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“…For DLD, difficulty in lexical retrieval may be the result of two general sources. One is that there may be impairments in the linguistic system, with a specific deficit in semantic representations (e.g., Biran et al 2018), in phonological representations (McGregor 1994), in the links between these levels (Friedmann et al 2013), or across levels of the linguistic system (Biran et al 2018, Novogrodsky andKreiser 2015). Such explanations put the emphasis on the (low) availability of existing representations (Friedmann et al 2013).…”

Section: Developmental Language Disordersmentioning

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“…), or across levels of the linguistic system (Biran et al . , Novogrodsky and Kreiser ). Such explanations put the emphasis on the (low) availability of existing representations (Friedmann et al .…”

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“…One is that there may be impairments in the linguistic system, with a specific deficit in semantic representations (e.g., Biran et al . ), in phonological representations (McGregor ), in the links between these levels (Friedmann et al . ), or across levels of the linguistic system (Biran et al .…”

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

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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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confidence: 90%

“…In addition, children with DLD achieved lower accuracy than children with TLD (Biran et al . , Dockrell et al . 1988).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Developmental Language Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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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Influences of bilingualism and developmental language disorder on how children learn and process words.

Barak¹,

Degani²,

Novogrodsky³

2022

Developmental Psychology

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Previous studies found that bilingual children and adults with typical language development (TLD) perform better than monolinguals in novel word learning, but show lower scores on lexical retrieval tasks (e.g., naming known words). Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) lack in their abilities in both tasks compared with children with TLD. The current study tested the interplay between bilingualism and language disorder during novel word learning and lexical retrieval. Preschoolers (N = 101; 50 boys and 51 girls; mothers' mean years of education = 16.35) in four groups (Hebrew monolinguals or Russian-Hebrew bilinguals with DLD or TLD) learned 12 novel real words (6 with a familiar referent and 6 with a novel referent) and performed a lexical retrieval task. Children exhibited significant learning with no effect of bilingualism, but a negative effect of language disorder. Thus, children with DLD performed worse than children with TLD, and this ability was not affected by bilingualism. In lexical retrieval, DLD groups scored lower than TLD groups, and critically also bilinguals scored lower than monolinguals. This differential effect of bilingualism in the two tasks suggests that bilingualism does not impede language learning mechanisms even among children with DLD. Instead, the findings suggest that lower performance in the lexical retrieval task is due to decreased frequency of exposure. By exploring both word learning and lexical retrieval, the study highlights the differential mechanisms at play in the effects of bilingualism and language disorder on the developing lexicon.

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An access deficit or a deficit in the phonological representations themselves: What can we learn from naming errors?

Gvion

Biran

2023

Cognitive Neuropsychology

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What we can learn from naming errors of children with language impairment at preschool age

Cited by 9 publications

References 53 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

Influences of bilingualism and developmental language disorder on how children learn and process words.

An access deficit or a deficit in the phonological representations themselves: What can we learn from naming errors?

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