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The Language Phenotype of a Small Geographically Isolated Russian-Speaking Population: Implications for Genetic and Clinical Studies of Developmental Language Disorder
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Rakhlin, Natalia; Kornilov, Sergey A.; Palejev, Dean; Koposov, Roman A.; Chang, Joseph T.; Grigorenko, Elena L. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2013
This article describes the results of an epidemiological study of developmental language disorder (DLD) in an isolated rural Russian population. We report an atypically high prevalence of DLD across all age groups when contrasted with a comparison population. The results are corroborated by a set of comparisons of school-aged children from the…
Descriptors: Genetics, Comparative Analysis, Effect Size, Verbal Ability
An Acoustic Analysis of Prosody in High-Functioning Autism
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Diehl, Joshua J.; Watson, Duane; Bennetto, Loisa; McDonough, Joyce; Gunlogson, Christine – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2009
This paper examined the fundamental frequency variation in the narratives of individuals with high-functioning autism (HFA) and typical controls matched on age, IQ, and verbal abilities. Study 1 found increased fundamental frequency variation in the speech of 21 children and adolescents with HFA when compared to 21 typical controls. Study 2…
Descriptors: Autism, Verbal Ability, Acoustics, Intonation
A Follow-Up Study on Italian Late Talkers: Development of Language, Short-Term Memory, Phonological Awareness, Impulsiveness, and Attention
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D'Odorico, Laura; Assanelli, Alessandra; Franco, Fabia; Jacob, Valentina – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2007
This follow-up study compares cognitive and language aspects of a group of Italian children ages 4-6 years, who had shown delayed expressive language abilities at 24 months of age (late talkers), with those of a group of children with a history of normal expressive language development (average talkers). Children were given a battery of…
Descriptors: Sentences, Language Impairments, Phonological Awareness, Short Term Memory
Syllable Structure Development of Toddlers with Expressive Specific Language Impairment.
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Pharr, Aimee Baird; Ratner, Nan Bernstein; Rescorla, Leslie – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2000
Longitudinally compared the production of syllable shapes in 10-minute spontaneous speech samples of 20 children with expressive specific language impairment (SLI-E) and 15 typically developing (TD) peers from 24 to 36 months of age. Results are discussed. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments
Communicative Intent in Late-Talking Toddlers.
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Rescorla, Leslie; Merrin, Lisa – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1998
Investigates communicative intent in 31 toddlers who were slow to talk and 32 normally developing toddlers matched on SES, age, and nonverbal cognitive ability. Communicative intent was studied during free play, both with the mother and with an unfamiliar examiner. Late talkers relied more on nonword vocalization, gestures, and gesture/oral…
Descriptors: Body Language, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Expressive Language