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Examining Cumulative Semantic Interference in Children
Baird, Tieghan. - : University of Alberta. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders., 2020
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Eye-tracking Analysis of Reading in People with Aphasia
Mendoza, Mark P.. - : University of Alberta. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders., 2019
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An Investigation of Changes in Social-Pragmatic Communication Following Participation in the PEERS Program
Bild, Oliver. - : University of Alberta. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders., 2018
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The impact of autism on the heritage language of Spanish-English bilingual children
Hernández, Keren J.. - : University of Alberta. Department of Linguistics., 2018
Abstract: Specialization: ; Degree: Master of Science ; Abstract: RESEARCH PROBLEM: Research on bilingualism and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is limited. Existing studies have focused on children’s second language (L2) development and little attention has been given to heritage language (HL) development. This thesis responds to the question, “does an autism diagnosis jeopardize an HL?” The goal of this thesis is to determine patterns of dual-language acquisition for three school-aged children with ASD living in a minority language (HL; Spanish) home within majority language (L2; English) communities (Alberta, Canada). METHODS: Three Spanish-English bilingual children with high-functioning ASD, between the ages of 6 to 9 (with 60 to 77 months of English exposure), from homes with high socio-economic status (SES), were examined for a variety of factors including parent attitudes toward bilingualism, language input and output, overall language dominance, and HL maintenance patterns across lexical, morphosyntax, and narrative macrostructure domains. RESULTS: Family attitudes were generally positive toward bilingualism and parents aimed to maintain the HL. Family-members, overall, provided more HL than L2 input to the children, while children exhibited more HL output directed toward parents than to siblings. Environmental factors corresponded to HL preservation across linguistic domains even though children demonstrated overall language dominance in the L2. HL abilities, however, differed across linguistic domains. Children did not exhibit significant deficits in lexical skills and narrative macrostructure abilities in the HL; in contrast, they did demonstrate deficits in HL morphosyntax. Additionally, when comparing children’s L2 performance to typically developing monolinguals, deficits in the morphosyntax domain were also revealed. CONCLUSION: In the 3 children examined, an ASD diagnosis did not jeopardize the HL. However, despite parents’ best efforts to maintain the HL, children’s HL skills remain weaker than their L2 proficiency, especially in the morphosyntax domain. Thus, children with ASD may still be at risk of HL attrition. Results indicated that higher HL skills correlated with more opportunities to listen and practice the HL in the home and community. Findings also demonstrated that morphosyntax abilities in bilingual children with ASD require future attention by researchers and clinicians to help inform parents on how best to support dual-language development in children with ASD.
Keyword: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Bilingualism; Language acquisition; Language testing; Lexical abilities; Morphosyntax abilities; Narrative abilities; Parent attitudes; Spanish-English bilinguals
URL: https://doi.org/10.7939/R3D50GC6X
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https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/d2b2831b-54fa-4415-98b3-b62c67a17a72
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Mobile Eye Tracking During Storybook Listening: Applying the Visual World Paradigm in the Investigation of Preschoolers' Online Discourse Processing
Toth, Abigail. - : University of Alberta. Department of Linguistics., 2018
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Using Eye Gaze to Examine Language Production Processes in Children with Language Impairments
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Comprehension monitoring behaviour during reading of connected text in elementary school-children: Comparing eye-tracking and think-aloud methods
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Cartoons and comprehension: The effect of visual context on children's sentence processing
Cooper, Rebecca J. - : University of Alberta. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders., 2016
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Evidence for the functional and structural differentiation of the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus using DTI tractography
Rollans, Claire. - : University of Alberta. Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine., 2016
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Effects of Disfluencies on Listeners’ Processing of Speech
Leonard, Catherine M. - : University of Alberta. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders., 2015
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Effects of Disfluencies on Listeners’ Processing of Speech
Leonard, Catherine M. - : University of Alberta. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders., 2015
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Lexical activation effects on children's sentence production
Charest, Monique Joanne. - : University of British Columbia, 2012
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Lexical activation effects on children's sentence production
Charest, Monique Joanne. - : University of British Columbia, 2012
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Lexical activation effects on children's sentence production ...
Charest, Monique Joanne. - : University of British Columbia, 2012
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Lexical activation effects on children's sentence production
Charest, Monique Joanne. - : University of British Columbia, 2012
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Intervention for speech production in children and adolescents: models of speech production and therapy approaches: introduction to the issue
In: Canadian journal of speech-language pathology and audiology. - Ottawa, Ont. 34 (2010) 3, 157-167
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Predicting tense: finite verb morphology and subject pronouns in the speech of typically-developing children and children with specific language impairment
In: Journal of child language. - Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press 31 (2004) 1, 231-246
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Predicting tense : finite verb morphology and subject pronouns in the speech of typically-developing children and children with specific language impairment
In: Journal of child language. - Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press 31 (2004) 1, 231-246
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Surface forms and grammatical functions: past tense and passive participle use by children with specific language impairment
In: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research. - Rockville, Md. : American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 46 (2003) 1, 43-55
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The use of grammatical morphemes reflecting aspect and modality by children with specific language impairment
In: Journal of child language. - Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press 30 (2003) 4, 769-796
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