Coloma Carmen Julia, Araya Claudia, Quezada Camilo, Pavez Maria Mercedes, Maggiolo Mariangela
a School of Communication Sciences , Universidad de Chile , Santiago de Chile , Chile.
b Advanced Research Centre on Education , Universidad de Chile , Santiago de Chile , Chile.
Clin Linguist Phon. 2016;30(9):649-62. doi: 10.3109/02699206.2016.1163420. Epub 2016 Apr 29.
This study examined grammaticality and complexity of sentences in monolingual Spanish-speaking children with specific language impairment (SLI). A group of SLI children (n = 13), mean age 6, was compared to a control group (CCG) matched by age (n = 11), and a younger control group (LCG) with similar linguistic development (n = 13). Grammaticality and complexity of sentences were analysed including identification and counting of: a) simple and complex sentences, b) grammatical and ungrammatical sentences, and c) types of grammatical errors. SLI children were found to be more ungrammatical than CCG in both simple and complex sentences. Considering the number of errors in all sentences produced, SLI children commit more errors than both control groups. Complexity of sentences did not show statistical differences among groups. Future research should explore in further detail the types of errors made by monolingual Spanish-speaking SLI children.
本研究考察了患有特定语言障碍（SLI）的单语西班牙语儿童句子的语法性和复杂性。将一组SLI儿童（n = 13，平均年龄6岁）与按年龄匹配的对照组（CCG，n = 11）以及语言发展相似的较年轻对照组（LCG，n = 13）进行比较。分析了句子的语法性和复杂性，包括识别和统计：a）简单句和复合句，b）符合语法和不符合语法的句子，以及c）语法错误类型。结果发现，SLI儿童在简单句和复合句中不符合语法的情况都比CCG更多。考虑到所产出的所有句子中的错误数量，SLI儿童比两个对照组犯的错误都更多。句子的复杂性在各组之间未显示出统计学差异。未来的研究应更详细地探究单语西班牙语SLI儿童所犯错误的类型。
