Word-Finding Behaviours in Narration for Typically Developing French Speakers of School Age

Autor/inn/en	Bourassa Bédard, Vincent; MacLeod, Andrea A. N.; Trudeau, Natacha
Titel	Word-Finding Behaviours in Narration for Typically Developing French Speakers of School Age
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 57 (2022) 5, S.1098-1111 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bourassa Bédard, Vincent) ORCID (MacLeod, Andrea A. N.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
DOI	10.1111/1460-6984.12748
Schlagwörter	Children; French; Vocabulary; Repetition; Word Recognition; Narration; Gender Differences; Language Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Französisch; Wortschatz; Wiederholung; Worterkennung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	Background: Research in word-finding difficulties is sparse, especially in languages other than English. As a result, the factors associated with the frequency of word-finding behaviours are poorly understood, particularly in discourse. Aims: This exploratory study is the first to collect data relative to the expected frequency of word-finding behaviours in narration for French speakers aged 7-12 years old with typical development; and (2) to identify the factors associated with the frequency of word-finding behaviours in narration. We hypothesized that sociodemographic characteristics, language abilities and characteristics of the spoken productions could be linked to word-finding behaviours. Methods & Procedures: The participants consisted of 61 French-speaking children aged 7-12 years old (M = 9;09 years, SD = 1;06 years) with typical development. Children were asked to complete a receptive vocabulary task, a non-word-repetition task and two narrative tasks. The children's narrative samples were coded using a discourse analysis of word-finding behaviours, as described by Diane J. German. Outcomes & Results: Participants produced 39% of T-units with least one word-finding behaviour, which included relatively frequent use of repetitions and word reformulations. Regression analyses revealed that the participants' gender was the only significant variable associated with the frequency of word-finding behaviours in narration. Boys produced a higher percentage of T-units with at least one word-finding behaviour. Post-hoc analyses suggested that gender differences reflected differences in repetitions and word reformulations. Boys and girls did not differ on any other language measures collected. Conclusions & Implications: Speech-language pathologists may want to take into account a child's gender when assessing word-finding difficulties in narration. Additional studies are needed to understand whether this finding extends to other word-finding tasks and to children with word-finding difficulties. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01