Bilingualism Effects in Metaphor and Simile Comprehension and Production in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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DOI: 10.1002/aur.70009
Abstract: Figurative language, including metaphors and similes, is a crucial component of communication; yet, it presents significant challenges for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A critical gap in existing research is the impact of bilingualism… read more here.
Keywords: comprehension production; comprehension; bilingualism; language ... See more keywords
Shared representations in cognate comprehension and production: An online picture naming and lexical decision study with bilingual children
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DOI: 10.1017/s0142716424000158
Abstract: The cognate facilitation effect, a classic example of cross-language interaction in the bilingual lexicon, has mostly been studied in adults. We examined the extent to which such effects occurred in simultaneous bilingual children’s word processing,… read more here.
Keywords: comprehension production; comprehension; bilingual children; lexical decision ... See more keywords
Null subject comprehension and production revisited: a look at English and Italian.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000924000588
Abstract: This study will investigate how children acquire the option to drop the subject of a sentence, or null subjects (e.g., "Tickles me" instead of "He tickles me"). In languages that do not permit null subjects,… read more here.
Keywords: null subjects; comprehension production; language; null subject ... See more keywords
Comprehension and production of narrative macrostructure in Swedish: A longitudinal study from age 4 to 7
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DOI: 10.1177/0142723719844089
Abstract: This article reports results from a longitudinal study from age 4 to 7 of comprehension and production of narrative macrostructure in Swedish monolingual children (N = 17). Baby Birds/Baby Goats from the Multilingual Assessment Instrument… read more here.
Keywords: comprehension production; macrostructure; age; comprehension ... See more keywords
Preschoolers Optimize the Timing of Their Conversational Turns Through Flexible Coordination of Language Comprehension and Production
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DOI: 10.1177/0956797618822802
Abstract: Conversation is the natural setting for language learning and use, and a key property of conversation is the smooth taking of turns. In adult conversations, delays between turns are minimal (typically 200 ms or less)… read more here.
Keywords: comprehension production; timing conversational; language; conversational turns ... See more keywords
The acquisition of personal pronouns’ comprehension and production in French-speaking children: Toward the ability to embody characters’ perspectives in various pictured speech interactions
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324218
Abstract: Language acquisition involves the ability to switch perspectives according to the partners’ roles in the speech context. This ability, involving morphosyntactic and pragmatic aspects, is fundamental in the acquisition process of personal pronouns (PersP). Our… read more here.
Keywords: comprehension production; comprehension; personal pronouns; acquisition ... See more keywords
Multiple wh-interrogatives in child heritage Romanian: On-line comprehension and production
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1018225
Abstract: This study compared the online comprehension and the production of multiple interrogatives in 18 Romanian-English bilingual children aged 6;0–9;2 (MAGE = 8;0) living in the UK who have Romanian as heritage language (L1) and English as majority… read more here.
Keywords: multiple interrogatives; language; production; heritage ... See more keywords
The comprehension and production of Wh- questions among Malay children with developmental language disorders: Climbing the syntactic tree
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.948992
Abstract: This study is an investigation of both comprehension and production of Wh- questions in Malay-speaking children with a developmental language disorder (DLD). A total of 15 Malay children with DLD (ages 7;0–9;11 years) were tested… read more here.
Keywords: malay children; children dld; language; comprehension production ... See more keywords