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Early Lexical Development: Do Day Care Attendance and Maternal Education Matter?
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Cadime, Irene; Silva, Carla; Ribeiro, Iolanda; Viana, Fernanda Leopoldina – First Language, 2018
The aim of this study was to analyse the existence of differences in lexical development as a function of day care attendance and maternal education. Data were collected using the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory: Words and Sentences. The reports of 2084 toddlers were analysed. The results for toddlers older than 24 months…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Child Care, Mothers, Parent Background
Parents' Reports of Lexical and Grammatical Aspects of Toddlers' Language in European Portuguese: Developmental Trends, Age and Gender Differences
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Silva, Carla; Cadime, Irene; Ribeiro, Iolanda; Santos, Sandra; Santos, Ana Lúcia; Viana, Fernanda Leopoldina – First Language, 2017
The results from a large-scale study on toddlers' language acquisition in European Portuguese are presented. Toddlers' lexical and grammatical competencies were assessed using the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory: Words and Sentences. The results, based on 3012 reports completed by parents, indicate an increase in the lexical…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Language Acquisition, Grammar, Morphology (Languages)