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    Area of Science:

    • Child Development
    • Linguistics
    • Psycholinguistics

    Background:

    • Lexical development research often focuses on monolingual populations.
    • Understanding cross-linguistic lexical acquisition is crucial for identifying universal and language-specific patterns.
    • The Language Development Survey (LDS) provides a tool for assessing early vocabulary.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare Italian and English lexical development in young children.
    • To investigate universal versus language-specific aspects of lexical acquisition.
    • To differentiate between language delay and deviance in vocabulary composition.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the Language Development Survey (LDS) with 398 Italian and 206 U.S. children aged 18-35 months.
    • Analyzed vocabulary size, composition, and cross-linguistic concordance.
    • Compared vocabulary in late talkers versus age- and vocabulary-matched typical talkers.

    Main Results:

    • No significant differences in vocabulary size between Italian and English-speaking children.
    • Age and gender effects on vocabulary were consistent across languages.
    • Cross-linguistic word overlap was substantial, particularly in the top 100 words, though concordance decreased with age and vocabulary size.
    • Late talkers exhibited similar vocabulary composition to younger, typically developing children.

    Conclusions:

    • Early lexical development demonstrates significant universality across Italian and English.
    • Shared vocabulary between typical and late talkers suggests common developmental pathways.
    • Identified common early words are suitable targets for clinical intervention in language delay.