The Emergence and Development of Palestinian Arabic Lexicon and Morphosyntax From 18 to 36 Months: A Communicative
Lina Hashoul-Essa1, Sharon Armon-Lotem1,2
1Department of English Literature and Linguistics, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Summary
This study validates the Palestinian Arabic Communicative Development Inventory (PA-CDI) and maps early language development in children, identifying key predictors for intervention.
Area of Science:
- Child language acquisition
- Developmental psycholinguistics
- Arabic linguistics
Background:
- Lexical and grammatical development in Arabic-speaking children is under-researched.
- Standardized tools for assessing Palestinian Arabic (PA) language development are lacking.
- Understanding typical language milestones is crucial for identifying developmental delays.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate the Palestinian Arabic Communicative Development Inventory (PA-CDI).
- To establish normative growth curves for PA lexical and morphosyntactic development.
- To identify factors influencing language development in PA-speaking children.
Main Methods:
- Data collected from 1,399 parents of PA children (18-36 months) via an online PA-CDI.
- Analysis of lexical and morphosyntactic production patterns.
- Exploration of demographic and developmental predictors.
Main Results:
- Lexical and morphosyntactic production increased with age, showing significant individual variability.
- PA lexical development follows a noun-verb-adjective order; morphosyntax shows early verbal inflection before pluralization or negation.
- Word combination age, health issues, and parental concerns predict language development.
Conclusions:
- The PA-CDI shows potential as an assessment tool for PA-speaking children.
- Developed growth curves can aid in identifying children at risk for developmental language disorder.
- Integrating PA-CDI with background variables enhances language delay assessment precision.
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