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Mapping at the Interface
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Chiat, Shula – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2010
The cross-overs between monolingual-bilingual and typically atypically developing children are a goldmine for research on language development. The four permutations of language exposure and language abilities create "natural experimental conditions" for investigating the nature of the language capacity and how this is shaped by input in typical…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Monolingualism, Child Development, Language Acquisition
Complexities and Constraints in Nonword Repetition and Word Learning
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Gathercole, Susan E. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2006
Because words represent the building blocks upon which the facility to produce and comprehend language at all levels is based, the capacity of a child to learn words has immense impact on his or her developing abilities to communicate and engage properly with the outside world. Both the Keynote Article and the Commentaries in this issue…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Repetition, Language Processing, Language Acquisition
The Influences of Number of Syllables and Wordlikeness on Children's Repetition of Nonwords.
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Gathercole, Susan E; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1991
Investigates developmental association between nonword repetition performance and vocabulary knowledge by evaluating the role of phonological memory and linguistic factors in nonword repetition. (29 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Children, Language Processing, Longitudinal Studies, Memory
Phonological and Lexical Development in Normal and Late-Talking Toddlers.
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Thal, Donna J.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1995
Toddlers in the lowest 10th percentile for lexical production were compared with age- and language-matched controls on measures of phonetic complexity, lexical development, and grammatical complexity. Results indicate an overlap between phonology, lexicon, and grammar and suggest the importance of true consonant production for lexical development.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Consonants, Control Groups, Data Analysis
Short-Form Versions of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories.
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Fenson, Larry; Pethick, Steve; Renda, Connie; Cox, Jeffrey L.; Dale, Philip S.; Reznick, J. Steven – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2000
Describes short-form versions of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs) and their development, summarizes newly available normative data and psychometric properties of the instruments, and discusses research and clinical applications. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Infants
Linguistic Transfer and the Use of Context by Spanish-English Bilinguals.
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Nagy, William E.; McClure, Erica F.; Montserrat, Mir – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1997
Investigates the effects of Spanish-English bilinguals' first-language syntactic knowledge on the guesses they make about the meanings of new words encountered in English contexts. Examines a particular type of transfer to understand the process of vocabulary acquisition in second-language readers. (48 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, English