| Author(s) |
Trudy Kwong Elena Nicoladis |
| Volume | 29 |
| Number | 1 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Page(s) | 6-13 |
| Language | English |
| Category | |
| Keywords |
triplets language development parental interactions |
| Abstract |
Researchers have long known that multiple-birth children are predisposed toward language impairment and delay. Proposed explanations include the frequent low birth weight of multiple-birth children, unspecified genetic factors, and differences in the linguistic environment that seem to correlate with language impairment. In the current study, the linguistic environment of a set of triplets was compared to that of their singleton cousin through analysis of videotapes of family interaction. The triplets’ linguistic environment seemed to be very similar to that of the singleton (at 2;3.14, 2;4.25 and 2;7.25). Further, the triplets’ MLUs had reached the normal range for their age by the time of the last taping (4;4.7). The results support contentions that linguistic environment is paramount in determining language development in multiple-birth children. Les chercheurs savent depuis longtemps que les jumeaux sont prédisposés à souffrir de troubles et de retards du langage. Ils expliquent cette situation par le faible poids à la naissance des jumeaux, par des facteurs génétiques non spécifiés et par des différences de l’environnement linguistique qui auraient un rapport avec les troubles du langage. Dans la présente étude, l’environnement linguistique de triplets a été comparé à celui de leur cousin enfant unique par le biais d’enregistrements vidéo de leur interaction familiale. L’environnement des triplets paraissait très semblable à celui de l’enfant unique (à 2;3.14, 2;4.25 et 2;7.25). De plus, les longueurs moyennes des productions verbales avaient atteint l’étendue normale pour leur âge lors du dernier enregistrement (4;4.7). Les résultats corroborent les affirmations selon lesquelles l’environnement linguistique est primordial pour déterminer l’acquisition du langage chez les jumeaux. |
| Record ID | 897 |
| Link | https://cjslpa.ca/files/2005_JSLPA_Vol_29/No_01_1-64/Kwong_Nicoladis_JSLPA_2005.pdf |
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