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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Speech-Language Pathology

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  • Adolescent language development requires specialized assessment tools.
  • Normative data for language sampling in adolescents is limited.
  • Assessing complex language skills and personal interpretation is crucial for this age group.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel language sampling task for adolescents using Greek fables.
  • To collect normative data on language productivity and syntactic complexity in typically developing adolescents.
  • To explore adolescents' engagement with and interpretation of moral messages within the fables.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty adolescents (mean age 14 years, 1 month) participated in a fable retelling and interpretation task.
  • Language samples were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software.
  • Statistical analysis focused on language productivity and syntactic complexity, with informal examination of participants' perspectives.

Main Results:

  • The Fables task successfully elicited complex language and personal opinions from adolescents.
  • No significant gender differences were observed in task performance.
  • Specific fables varied in their effectiveness for eliciting spoken language and complex syntax.

Conclusions:

  • The Fables task demonstrates potential as a clinical tool for assessing adolescent language.
  • Expansion of the normative database with larger, more diverse adolescent groups is recommended.
  • The task effectively engages adolescents in expressing opinions and relating to moral messages.