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Juliana Ronderos; Anny Castilla-Earls; Arturo E. Hernandez; Lisa Fitton – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: This study investigated the dimensionality of language in bilingual children using measures of semantics and morphosyntax in English and Spanish. Method: Participants included 112 Spanish-English bilingual children ages 4-8 years from a wide range of language abilities and dominance profiles. Using measures of semantics and morphosyntax…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spanish, English, Semantics
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Kara Hawthorne; Susan J. Loveall – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: Pronouns are referentially ambiguous: For example, "she" could refer to any female. Nonetheless, errors in pronoun interpretation rarely occur for adults with typical development (TD) due to several strategies implicitly shared between the talker and listener. The purpose of this study was to test the impacts of syntactic,…
Descriptors: Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Form Classes (Languages)
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Emily R. Zane; Ruth B. Grossman – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2024
Background and aims: A substantial minority of autistic individuals score within typical ranges on standard language tests, suggesting that autism does not necessarily affect language acquisition. This idea is reflected in current diagnostic criteria for autism, wherein language impairment is no longer included. However, some work has suggested…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Language Tests, Language Impairments