The Effects of Frequency and Predictability on Repetition in Children with Developmental Language Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Kueser, Justin B.; Leonard, Laurence B.
Titel	The Effects of Frequency and Predictability on Repetition in Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63 (2020) 4, S.1165-1180 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Developmental Delays; Language Impairments; Language Acquisition; Incidence; Probability; Repetition; Interaction; Speech Acts; Error Patterns; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Entwicklungsverzögerung; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Vorkommen; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Wiederholung; Interaktion; Sprechakt; Fehlertyp; Prädiktor
Abstract	Purpose: Studies have shown that children with typical development (TD) respond to frequency and predictability when repeating nonidiomatic multiword sequences (e.g., "go wash your hands"). We extended these findings by explicitly examining the interaction between frequency and predictability in a repetition task for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and children with TD. Method: We created 48 four-word phrases, manipulating two factors: the frequency of occurrence of the entire four-word phrase (e.g., "look in the mirror" vs. "look in the basket") and the predictability of the fourth word in the phrase given the preceding three words (e.g., "corn on the" ___ vs. "look in the" ___). These phrases were presented in a repetition task to 17 children with DLD (M[subscript age] = 58.89 months), 19 same-age children with TD (M[subscript age] = 59.79 months), and 17 younger children with TD matched to the DLD group on nonword repetition and mean length of utterance (M[subscript age] = 38.94 months). Children's repetitions were judged for the presence or absence of word and morphological errors. Only the first three words of the sequence were scored (e.g., "look in the"). Results: We found a main effect of sequence frequency, with high-frequency sequences being repeated more accurately than low-frequency sequences, modulated by a significant interaction with predictability, where the effect of sequence frequency was larger for sequences with high-predictability contexts than for sequences with low-predictability contexts. We also found a significant effect of group, with children with DLD demonstrating poorer overall performance, particularly when compared to the same-age group with TD. Conclusions: Frequency and predictability are strong predictors of language production in children with TD. These factors also have effects for children with DLD, raising important clinical questions about the design of facilitative contexts for the teaching of difficult linguistic forms. (As Provided).
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