Research article summary (published 30 Jan 1994):

Preferences for verb interpretation in children with specific language impairment.

Full Abstract

This study examined initial preferences for verb interpretation by children with specific language impairment (SLI), MLU-matched children, and age-matched children. Each child watched motion and change-of-state activity scenes on videotape and was then asked to point to the scene that depicted a novel verb, thereby indicating a preferred interpretation. The children were also asked to label the same activity scenes on a second tape. The findings indicated that the 5-year-old age-matched children exhibited a significant verb interpretation preference for the change-of-state scenes, whereas the children with specific language impairment and their 3-year-old MLU-matched peers did not have an interpretation preference for either the motion or change-of-state scenes. The children's labeling of the activity scenes yielded findings that further supported group differences on the two semantic verb categories. The findings suggest that children's initial verb interpretation biases vary relative to age and language proficiency.

Author information

Author/s: Kelly, D J (DJ); Rice, M L (ML);

Affiliation: Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.

Grants: R29-DC00485 (Agency:NIDCD NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Journal of speech and hearing research (J Speech Hear Res), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1994-Feb; vol 37 (issue 1) : pp 182-92

Dates: Created 1994/06/02; Completed 1994/06/02; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 8170123, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Age Factors Child Language Child, Preschool Cognition Humans Language Development Language Disorders - diagnosis

Language Disorders - diagnosis Language Tests Motion Perception Reproducibility of Results Semantics Verbal Behavior Videotape Recording

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