Lexical Diversity in the Spontaneous Speech of Children with Specific Language Impairment: Application of D.

Owen, Amanda J.; Leonard, Laurence B.

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ERIC Number: EJ655499

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Publication Date: 2002

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Lexical Diversity in the Spontaneous Speech of Children with Specific Language Impairment: Application of D.

Owen, Amanda J.; Leonard, Laurence B.

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v45 n5 p927-37 Oct 2002

Lexical diversity of 53 children with specific language impairment (SLI) (ages 3-7) was compared to 91 typical peers and younger children matched for mean length of utterance in words (MLUw). Older subgroups showed higher lexical diversity. At lower MLUw levels, children with SLI showed higher diversity than the younger children. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Language Patterns, Preschool Children, Primary Education, Speech Communication, Student Characteristics, Vocabulary Development, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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