The Relationship Between Lexical and Phonological Development in French-Speaking Children: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: Purpose This study examines the influence of lexical and phonological factors on expressive lexicon size in 40 French-speaking children tested longitudinally from 22 to 48 months. The factors include those based on the lexical and phonological properties of words in the children's lexicons (phonetic complexity, word length, neighborhood density [ND], and word frequency [WF]) as well as variables measuring phonological production (percent consonants correct and phonetic inventory size). Specifically, we investigate the relative influence of these factors at individual ages, namely, 22, 29, 36, and 48 months, and which factors measured at 22 and 29 months influence lexicon size at 36 and 48 months. Method Children were selected based on parent-reported vocabulary size. We included children w

SUBMITTER: Kehoe MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7839032 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature