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Publication Date: 2022-Nov
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The Development of Narrative Skills in Monolingual Swedish-Speaking Children Aged 4 to 9: A Longitudinal Study
Journal of Child Language, v49 n6 p1281-1294 Nov 2022
This longitudinal study investigated the development of oral narrative skills in monolingual Swedish-speaking children (N = 17). The MAIN Cat/Dog stories were administered at four timepoints between age 4 and 9. Different narrative aspects were found to develop differently. In story comprehension, the children performed high already at T1 (4;4) and were at ceiling at T2 (5;10), whereas story structure developed significantly until T4 (9;4). Narrative length and syntactic complexity reached a plateau at T3 (7;4). Referent introduction was not mastered until T4. The results suggest that general conclusions regarding the development of narrative skills depend on the specific aspects studied.
Descriptors: Young Children, Swedish, Monolingualism, Foreign Countries, Oral Language, Language Skills, Narration, Comprehension, Story Grammar, Syntax
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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