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Zanchi, Paola; Zampini, Laura; Pancani, Luca; Berici, Roberta; D'Imperio, Mariapaola – First Language, 2021
This work presents an analysis of the intonation competence in a group of Italian children with cochlear implant (CI). Early cochlear implantation plays a crucial role in language development for children who were born deaf in that it favours the acquisition of complex aspects of language, such as the intonation structure. A story-generation task,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Assistive Technology
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Zanchi, Paola; Zampini, Laura; Fasolo, Mirco; D'Odorico, Laura – First Language, 2016
The present study examines narrative competence and its relationships with syntactic and prosodic skills in preschool children. The narrative skills of 30 typically developing Italian children were assessed during their first year of kindergarten attendance (T1) and again one year later (T2). A picture book was used to elicit children's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Syntax