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Saiegh-Haddad, Elinor – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2007
The study tested the effect of three factors on Arab children's (N = 256) phoneme isolation: "phoneme's linguistic affiliation" (standard phonemes vs. spoken phonemes), phoneme position (initial vs. final), and linguistic context (singleton vs. cluster). Two groups of children speaking two different vernaculars were tested. The two vernaculars…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Phonemes, Phonology, Language Variation
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Cole, Kevin N.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1995
Examines two methods of differentially classifying language-delayed children as either specifically language impaired (SLI) or developmental-lag language impaired. Results indicated significant differences in classification between the two methods of defining SLI, as well as substantial changes in classification over time using either method. (47…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis
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Zlatic, Larisa; Macneilage, Peter; Matyear, Christine L.; Davis, Barbara L. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1997
Examines the phonetic characteristics of babbling by a pair of fraternal twins raised in a bilingual environment (English/Serbian). The study focused on the basic articulatory form of babbling, the impact of twinship on babbling patterns, and whether effects specific to one or another of the ambient languages could be observed. (30 references)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Family Environment