Lexical diversity in narrative discourse of children with specific language impairment

Drljan, Bojana; Vuković, Mile

doi:10.5937/specedreh16-14408

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“…The results of this study showed that this subtype of DLD children have significantly worse performance in the domain of lexical processing and diversity. Additionally, DLD risk children progressed more slowly within all observed lexical abilities, including naming objects and activities 20 .…”

Section: Ph and Language Developmentmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…In addition to the above, DLD children also have significant difficulties in using words in spontaneous speech. Namely, studies of lexical diversity (LD) in speech samples of DLD children showed that these children use significantly less of all types of words 13,14 and significantly less content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives) 13,15 , comparing to TD peers.…”

Section: Developmental Language Disordermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although DLD is a disorder that is usually diagnosed at an early preschool age with a good language outcome at a later age 1 , numerous data from the literature indicate that these children can have significant difficulties at school age. Difficulties that these children have at school age are mostly manifested within lexical-semantic 11,13 and pragmatic abilities 16 . Given the importance of lexical-semantic abilities for mastering academic skills, research in this population is of great importance for the academic outcomes of these children.…”

Section: Developmental Language Disordermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Only available data about possible influence of mild form of PH on specific language abilities comes from one larger study of lexical abilities in DLD children showing that DLD children with a presence of slower neural maturation risk factors have poorer performance than DLD children without the presence of risk factors 20 . The results of this study showed that this subtype of DLD children have significantly worse performance in the domain of lexical processing and diversity.…”

Section: Ph and Language Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…BNT is adapted for Serbian language but not standardized. Serbian version of BNT has been used in several studies with Serbian speaking children and adults with speech and language disorders 20,28,29 . Scores of correct answers were used for statistical analysis.…”

Section: Instrumentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perinatal hypoxia as a risk factor for a more severe lexical-semantic deficit in children with developmental language disorder

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Background/Aim. There are a small body of the literature on the influence of perinatal hypoxia (PH) on language outcome at later age and there are no studies on the influence of PH on the extent and severity of language deficit in children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the differences in lexicalsemantic abilities in DLD children with a presence of PH (DLDhpx) and DLD children without any neurological risk factors (DLDwrf). Methods. The sample consisted of 96 children aged 5 to 8, divided into 3 groups, 25 children in DLDhpx, 30 children in DLDwrf and 41 typically developing (TD) peers. For the purpose of comparing age differences, additional categorical variable was formed with two age groups, preschool and school-age children (5-6 and 7-8 years). Lexical-semantic abilities were investigated by specific tests for assessing the expressive vocabulary size, semantic processing, and lexical productivity in continuous speech. Results. The significant differences were observed between DLDhpx and DLDwrf children on the semantic processing assessment test (p < 0.05), but not on the vocabulary size (p = 0.350) and lexical productivity (p = 0.118) assessment tests. However, a detailed analysis of developmental tendencies between preschool and early school-age children showed that DLDhpx children progress significantly only in a domain of expressive vocabulary skills (p < 0.01), while DLDwrf children progress significantly in a domain of expressive vocabulary and semantic processing skills (p < 0.001). Regarding lexical diversity developmental tendencies, significant progress was not observed in both DLD groups. Conclusion. PH in DLD children can be related to a more severe extent of lexical-semantic deficit in the area of semantic processing abilities. Also, PH can contribute to slower progress in a wider spectrum of lexical-semantic abilities. Some of the possible explanations for the obtained results are the possible comorbidity with a specific cognitive deficit, but also that PH can contribute to significantly slower maturation of the brain and neural networks that underlie language abilities.

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Section: Ph and Language Developmentmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Developmental Language Disordermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Developmental Language Disordermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ph and Language Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Instrumentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vocabulary Breadth and Depth in Early School-Aged Children with Developmental Language Disorder – Evidence from Serbian Speaking Children

Drljan¹,

Ječmenica²,

Arsenić³

2023

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Objectives. Taking into account the positive association observed between lexical abilities and academic performance in children, this research aims to compare the expressive vocabulary skills and the organization of the lexical-semantic network in early school-aged children diagnosed with developmental language disorder (DLD) and their typically developing (TD) peers. Method. The sample included 57 participants (aged 7 and 8 years), 27 children diagnosed with DLD and 30 TD children. The Boston Naming Test and Word Association Task were employed to assess lexical abilities. Results. The findings revealed that children with DLD produced significantly fewer correct answers and a higher number of errors during the naming task when compared to their typically developing peers. Moreover, children with DLD provided significantly fewer developmentally mature types of associations and significantly more developmentally immature ones. Conclusion. The study results indicate that children with DLD continue to display significant lexical deficits during school-age, encompassing both vocabulary breadth and depth. These findings highlight the importance of implementing additional intervention approaches that focus on semantic aspects to prevent further language deterioration and mitigate the potential negative impact of lexical impairments on the academic achievements of these children.

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Adaptive behaviour in children with developmental disorders

Ćalasan¹,

Drljan²

2022

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Adaptive behaviour is defined as a set of conceptual, social and practical skills that are learned and used in everyday life. Assessment of adaptive behaviour is an indispensable part in the identification and classification of intellectual disabilities, but also an important indicator of the development of children with other developmental disorders and children of typical development. The sample was divided into three groups: children with specific language impairment (SLI), children with mild intellectual disability (MID) and children with typical development (TD). The Adaptive Behaviour Diagnostic Scale (ABDS; Pearson, Patton, Mruzek 2016) was used to assess adaptive skills. The objectives of the study were to compare the levels of mastery of adaptive skills in children with SLI, MID and TD children, as well as to examine the impact of each of the individual domains (conceptual, social and practical) on the overall score of adaptive behaviour. The research results showed that children with SLI and MID have significantly poorer achievements compared to TD children. However, although children with SLI have poor performance, the results showed that adaptive skills of these children are significantly better compared to children with MID. Regresion analysis showed that conceptual skills are the best predictor of adaptive behaviour in TD children, while social skills are the best predictor of adaptive behaviour in both children with SLI and children with MID.

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Lexical diversity in narrative discourse of children with specific language impairment

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References 21 publications

Perinatal hypoxia as a risk factor for a more severe lexical-semantic deficit in children with developmental language disorder

Perinatal hypoxia as a risk factor for a more severe lexical-semantic deficit in children with developmental language disorder

Vocabulary Breadth and Depth in Early School-Aged Children with Developmental Language Disorder – Evidence from Serbian Speaking Children

Adaptive behaviour in children with developmental disorders

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