Language environmental analysis (LENA) of three Cypriot Greek-speaking children
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2022/13/0009/000551Keywords:
LENA, Language input, Vocalisation, Prelinguistic, Language disorderAbstract
This is the first study to explore the quantity and quality of language input in Cypriot Greek-speaking families using highly specialised software. The purpose of this longitudinal case study was to record, analyse, and evaluate longitudinal changes in conversational turns, input, and participant vocalisations in Cypriot Greek-speaking families using the computerised LENA software. The study involved two typically developing children (TD) and one child with a Language Disorder (LD). TD performance and language input confirmed the norms of typically developing scores within the LENA system. In contrast, the LD participant differed quantitatively and qualitatively from the mean number of CVC and CTC. The mean values for the LD participant measured below the <25th percentile in all measurements and in the quantity of language input. Recent research supports the findings of the present study.
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