A COMPARISON OF VERBAL MORPHOLOGICAL ERRORS IN SPANISH-SPEAKING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITH AND WITHOUT DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDERS

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dc.contributor.advisorCastilla-Earls, Anny
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMills, Monique T.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberZhang, Jie
dc.creatorBalderas, Clarissa
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-3490-3852
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-29T22:04:14Z
dc.date.available2022-06-29T22:04:14Z
dc.date.createdMay 2021
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2021
dc.date.updated2022-06-29T22:04:15Z
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The purpose of this study is to assess morphological markers in Spanish-speaking children, who are English language learners, with and without DLD, to determine the type of verb errors made by each group and the frequency of the verb errors. Methods: The participants in this study included 76 Spanish-English bilingual children between 4;3 and 8;2 with (n=52) and without DLD (n=24). Spontaneous language samples were collected in Spanish and English for each participant and the recordings of the samples were transcribed and then coded. The coding process specifically analyzed errors of verb morphology that were categorized as an omission of an obligatory context, a substitution of a verb, auxiliary, or copula, an overregularization, or marked as a verb error. Results: The proportion of accurate verbs and the number of obligatory contexts was significantly higher in bilingual children with TD in comparison with children with DLD when both languages were taken into account or when the best language was used. Verb errors were more frequent in English than in Spanish. In Spanish, substitution errors were the most frequent type of error, while in English, verb tense errors were most common. Lastly, a large percentage of children with DLD made verb omission errors in both languages. Conclusion: Analysis of verb error type and frequency should be considered in the assessment of Spanish-English bilingual children to gather sufficient information about their language profile and determine accurate DLD diagnoses.
dc.description.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/10170
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectVERBAL MORPHOLOGY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDERS (DLD)
dc.subjectTYPICAL DEVELOPMENT (TD)
dc.titleA COMPARISON OF VERBAL MORPHOLOGICAL ERRORS IN SPANISH-SPEAKING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITH AND WITHOUT DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDERS
dc.type.dcmiText
dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication Disorders
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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