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Language Development in Turkish-Dutch Bilingual Children.

Evelien D'haeseleer^1,2, Julie Daelman³, Feyza Altinkamis⁴

¹Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium.

Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica : Official Organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)

|January 4, 2021

Summary

Bilingual Turkish-Dutch children show persistent language delays compared to monolinguals, with comprehension and production deficits remaining consistent over three years. These findings highlight the need for improved bilingual language diagnostics and support.

Keywords:

Bilingualism Follow-up study Language development Turkish-Dutch children

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Area of Science:

Linguistics
Developmental Psychology
Clinical Linguistics

Background:

Bilingual language diagnostics require improvement, as clinicians often use monolingual norms.
Longitudinal research on bilingual children's language development is lacking.
Turkish-Dutch bilingual children in Belgium face challenges with standardized monolingual tests.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the language skills of Turkish-Dutch bilingual children compared to monolingual peers.
To assess language development longitudinally over three years.
To identify factors influencing language production in bilingual children.

Main Methods:

Compared 25 Turkish-Dutch bilingual children with 25 age- and gender-matched monolingual Dutch children.
Utilized the Dutch version of the CELF (Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals) for language assessment.
Collected longitudinal data over three years (ages 6 to 9) for a subset of participants.

Main Results:

Bilingual children exhibited significantly lower language comprehension and production than monolinguals.
The language delay in bilingual children persisted over the three-year study period.
Maternal profession and home language significantly influenced language production in bilingual children.

Conclusions:

Typically developing Turkish-Dutch children demonstrate persistent language gaps compared to monolingual peers.
The observed language delay does not resolve by age 9, indicating a need for targeted interventions.
Clinical implications underscore the necessity for culturally and linguistically appropriate diagnostic tools for bilingual children.