| Early relations between lexical and grammatical development in very immature Italian preterms. | |
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PMID: 16566328 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study aimed to investigate early lexical and grammatical development and their relations in a sample of very immature healthy preterms, in order to assess whether their linguistic development was typical, at risk or atypical. The effects of biological factors and parental level of education on preterms' linguistic development were also investigated. Seventy-three Italian preterms and 22 Italian fullterms (control sample) were assessed at 2;6 with an Italian test of repetition of sentences (TRF). Their mothers completed the Italian version of the MacArthur questionnaire (PVB). Our results showed that most of the preterm sample displayed a typical development, compared with the fullterms, with lexicon and grammar within the normal range and a normal relation between these competencies. However, preterms characterized by an extremely low birthweight (ELBW), a very low gestational age and male gender were at risk, with slight delays in the lexicon and grammar, but still retaining the normal relation between the two. |
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Authors:
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Alessandra Sansavini; Annalisa Guarini; Rosina Alessandroni; Giacomo Faldella; Giuliana Giovanelli; Gianpaolo Salvioli |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of child language Volume: 33 ISSN: 0305-0009 ISO Abbreviation: J Child Lang Publication Date: 2006 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-03-28 Completed Date: 2006-04-20 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0425743 Medline TA: J Child Lang Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 199-216 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Bologna University, Italy. alessandra.sansavini@unibo.it |
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Birth Weight Case-Control Studies Chi-Square Distribution Child Language* Female Follow-Up Studies Gestational Age Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature / growth & development* Italy / epidemiology Linguistics* Male |
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