预测患有唐氏综合征的双语儿童的语言结果
Rebecca Ward1, Eirini Sanoudaki2
1School of Psychology, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
概括
患有唐氏综合征 (DS) 的双语儿童可以发展英语语言技能,而不管威尔士语的接触. 这项研究发现,学习两种语言对DS儿童的英语语言能力没有负面影响.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 语言学的语言学.
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
背景情况:
- 越来越多地使用双语的连续测量来研究语言能力的个体变化.
- 患有唐氏综合征 (DS) 的儿童在语言结果中表现出显著的差异.
- 之前的小组研究表明,双语儿童与DS在控制年龄和非语言认知时,在语言上与单语同龄人没有区别.
研究的目的:
- 调查威尔士语接触是否预测唐氏综合征儿童的英语语言能力.
- 检查该人口中对一种语言的接触量与另一种语言的语言能力之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 65名患有唐氏综合征 (DS) 的儿童,年龄为5;5-16;9,具有多样化的语言经验.
- 参与者完成了认知和语言评估.
- 使用等级回归分析来分析数据.
主要成果:
- 威尔士语接触的程度并没有显著影响英语语言能力.
- 这一发现甚至在控制非语言认知能力,短期记忆和社会经济地位后也是如此.
结论:
- 接触另外一种语言,威尔士语,不会对唐氏综合征 (DS) 儿童的英语语言发展产生负面影响.
- 这些发现对有关双语儿童的临床和教育实践有重大影响.
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