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Stokes, Stephanie F.; Bleses, Dorthe; Basboll, Hans; Lambertsen, Claus – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2012
Purpose: This research explored the impact of neighborhood density (ND), word frequency (WF), and word length (WL) on the vocabulary size of Danish-speaking children. Given the particular phonological properties of Danish, the impact was expected to differ from that reported in studies on English and French. Method: The monosyllabic words in the…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Vocabulary, Word Frequency, Phonology
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Stokes, Stephanie F.; Moran, Catherine; George, Anjali – Topics in Language Disorders, 2013
Purpose: There is general consensus that the ability to repeat nonsense words is related to vocabulary size in young children, but there is considerable debate about the nature of the relationship and the mechanisms that underlie it. Research with adults has proposed a shared neural substrate for nonword repetition (NWR) and language production,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Repetition, Vocabulary Development, Hypothesis Testing