Disentangling bilingualism and developmental language disorder in the acquisition of Spanish articles and clitics
Quantitative and qualitative contributions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20366371 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick D Thane (0000-0002-1884-7002, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author), Anny Castilla-Earls (0000-0003-1212-4740, The University of Texas at Dallas), Anny Patricia Castilla-Earls (The University of Texas at Dallas), Antonio Álvarez Benavides (0000-0002-7592-4625, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez), Alejandra Auza Benavides (Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez), Ana Teresa Perez-Leroux (0000-0003-4663-3383, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-27 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000925100354 |
| PMID | 41243551 |
| OpenAlex | W4416292906 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 50 |
This study explored the acquisition of Spanish nominal morphology in 116 children aged 4;0 to 6;11, grouped according to language ability (developmental language disorder [DLD] and typical development [TD]) and bilingualism (Spanish–English bilingual and Spanish monolingual). Monolinguals produced more target-like articles and direct object clitics than bilinguals, as did children with TD compared to peers with DLD. Bilinguals with TD produced more target-like morphology than monolinguals with DLD, particularly clitics. Children with DLD were more likely to omit clitics than peers with TD, but this contrast did not extend to bilinguals compared to monolinguals. Children produced singular default articles in plural contexts. Overall, our results suggest that clitics function better than articles for identifying DLD in bilinguals on quantitative and qualitative grounds
Comprehension · Developmental linguistics · Language acquisition · Language development · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Plural · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Williams Syndrome Research
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