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Componential Skills in Second Language Development of Bilingual Children with Specific Language Impairment
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Verhoeven, Ludo; Steenge, Judit; van Leeuwe, Jan; van Balkom, Hans – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
In this study, we investigated which componential skills can be distinguished in the second language (L2) development of 140 bilingual children with specific language impairment in the Netherlands, aged 6-11 years, divided into 3 age groups. L2 development was assessed by means of spoken language tasks representing different language skills…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Children, Preadolescents, Foreign Countries
Auditory and Visual Similarity of Pitch Contours.
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Hermes, Dik J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1998
In two experiments, five phoneticians rated the dissimilarity of two pitch contours to investigate whether important audible differences would correspond with visually conspicuous differences between displayed pitch contours. Results indicate that visual feedback may be very effective in intonation training if auditorily relevant features of pitch…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Deafness, Foreign Countries
Psychological and Speech Studies in Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome.
Hennekam, Raoul C. M.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1992
Forty Dutch individuals (ages 2-34) with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome were tested using an extensive battery of intelligence, social competency, temperament, behavior, articulation, and receptive and expressive language measures. Results indicated that intelligence level was usually low and individuals were remarkably consistent in their social…
Descriptors: Adults, Articulation (Speech), Behavior, Children