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Phonological and Grammatical Production in Children with Developmental Language Disorder and Children with Hearing Impairment
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Sundström, Simon; Löfkvist, Ulrika; Lyxell, Björn; Samuelsson, Christina – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2018
Children with hearing impairment (HI) are at an increased risk of developing speech and language problems similar to those of children with developmental language disorder (DLD), including difficulties with phonology and grammar. This study investigated similarities and differences in phonological and grammatical production between children with…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Language Impairments, Syntax, Task Analysis
Repetition of Words and Non-Words in Typically Developing Children: The Role of Prosody
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Sundström, Simon; Samuelsson, Christina; Lyxell, Björn – First Language, 2014
In this study, segmental and prosodic aspects of word repetition and non-word repetition in typically developing children aged four to six years were investigated. Focus was on developmental differences, and on how tonal word accent and word length affect segment production accuracy. Prosodically controlled words and non-words were repeated by 44…
Descriptors: Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Intervention, Language Acquisition
Using Conversation Analysis to Study Prosodic Problems in a Child with Language Impairment
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Samuelsson, Christina – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2009
Prosody carries a lot of information relevant for our understanding of spoken messages. In addition, prosody plays an important role in signalling attitudes and emotions. Prosodic features also constitute an important resource that participants use to achieve mutual understanding in interaction. The aim of this study was to point to possible…
Descriptors: Intonation, Language Impairments, Testing, Language Tests
The Role of Swedish Tonal Word Accents in Children with Language Impairment
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Samuelsson, Christina; Lofqvist, Anders – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2006
The present study was designed to examine the production of the Swedish tonal accents in children with language impairment and normal controls in order to verify previous findings. The productions of 25 children with linguistic impairment and their matched controls, aged 4; 4-10; 0 (mean age 5;11) were evaluated by ratings of fundamental frequency…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Suprasegmentals, Speech Impairments
On the Relationship between Prosody and Pragmatic Ability in Swedish Children with Language Impairment
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Samuelsson, Christina; Nettelbladt, Ulrika; Lofqvist, Anders – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2005
A previous study has shown that Swedish children with language impairment have prosodic problems at different levels of language. The aim of this study is to investigate prosodic problems at the discourse level in two of the children to see whether they are related to pragmatic problems. Prosodic and pragmatic abilities were assessed by perceptual…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Suprasegmentals, Children, Pragmatics
Prosodic Problems in Swedish Children with Language Impairment: Towards a Classification of Subgroups
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Samuelsson, Christina; Nettelbladt, Ulrika – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2004
Background: Symptoms of prosodic problems have been found in Swedish children with language impairment at word and phrase level and possibly also at discourse level. Aims: The aim was twofold. First, to characterize a group of children with prosodic problems compared with children with normal language development. Second, to investigate the…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Grammar, Phonetics, Suprasegmentals