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The repetition of language-specific non-words: A weak clinical marker for language-related disorders in German-speaking monolingual and multilingual children

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Benjamin P. Lange
Eugen Zaretsky*
Affiliation:
Department of Phoniatrics and Paediatric Audiology, Marburg University Hospital, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Benjamin P. Lange
Affiliation:
Department of Social Sciences, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany.
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Corresponding author: Eugen Zaretsky; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Non-word repetition (NWR) is often utilized for the assessment of phonological short-term memory (PSTM) and as a clinical marker for language-related disorders. In this study, associations between children's language competence and their performance in language-specific NWR tasks as well as the relevance of NWR for the prediction of language development were scrutinized. German preschoolers (N = 1,801) were compared regarding their performance in NWR, German vocabulary, and articulation. For 141 children, results of a school enrolment test were available. Multilingual children performed as well as monolingual German-speaking children in NWR only under the condition of comparable German language skills. NWR performance depended on item length, children's vocabulary and articulation skills and was weakly associated with language-related medical issues. The predictive power of NWR for children's performance in the school enrolment test was minimal. To conclude, chosen German-based NWR tasks did not deliver convincing results as a clinical marker or predictor of language development.

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La répétition de non-mots (NWR) est souvent utilisée pour évaluer la mémoire phonologique à court terme (PSTM) et comme marqueur clinique des troubles du langage. Dans cette étude, nous examinons de près les associations entre la compétence linguistique des enfants et leur performance dans des tâches de répétition de non-mots spécifiques à la langue, ainsi que la pertinence de la répétition de non-mots pour prédire le développement du langage. Des enfants allemands d’âge préscolaire (N = 1 801) ont été comparés en ce qui concerne leurs performances en matière de NWR, de vocabulaire allemand et d'articulation. Pour 141 enfants, les résultats d'un test d'inscription à l’école étaient disponibles. Les enfants multilingues ont obtenu d'aussi bons résultats que les enfants germanophones monolingues en NWR, à condition que leurs compétences en allemand soient comparables. La performance en NWR dépendait de la longueur des items, du vocabulaire des enfants et de leurs capacités d'articulation, et était faiblement associée à des problèmes médicaux liés à la langue. Le pouvoir prédictif du NWR pour le test d'inscription à l’école était minime. En conclusion, les tâches de NWR choisies en allemand n'ont pas donné de résultats convaincants en tant que marqueur clinique ou prédicteur du développement du langage.

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multilingualismlanguage acquisitionlanguage disordersphonological short-term memoryexecutive functionsmultilinguismeacquisition du langagetroubles du langagemémoire phonologique à court termefonction exécutive
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Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , First View , pp. 1 - 28
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