Nonword repetition accuracy in Serbian preschool children
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The nonword repetition task (NRT), which consists of instantaneous repetition of presented
nonsense words, enables the investigation of the ability which closely resembles that of learning a
new word. It is widely used for gaining insight into the phonological, lexical and overall language
development in typically developing (TD) children, as well as in vulnerable language populations.
The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of phonological repetition of TD Serbian preschool
children by using a NRT constructed according to the characteristics of the Serbian language. The
NRT consists of 48 nonwords of varying prosodic complexity, constructed by systematically varying
phonological parameters on four simple two-syllable nonwords: two parameters of syllable structure
(onset: consonant/consonant cluster, and coda: null/consonant) and two of metrical structure
(number of syllables: two/three/four, and position of syllable stress: first/second syllable). Seventyfive
TD... children aged 3 to 7 (n = 15 per age group) and 20 adults participated in the study.
Prerecorded nonwords were presented in two randomized orders. The participants’ repetitions were
audio recorded, transcribed and coded for accuracy and types of errors.
The results show that nonword repetition accuracy significantly increases with age in Serbian TD
children (F(5,89) = 55.50, p < .001) and that 7-year-olds do not differ significantly from adults on the
overall performance on the task. Further, the analyses show a significant effect of the number of
syllables on repetition accuracy (F(2,178) = 243.09, p < .001), as well as a significant interaction of age
and number of syllables (F(10,178) = 10.21, p < .001). The effect of the syllable structure on repetition
accuracy is also significant (F(3,267) = 79.61, p < .001), as well as the interaction of age and syllable
structure (F(15,267) = 6.13, p < .001). The analysis of the errors in repetitions reveals a significant effect of age (F(80,390) = 2.33, p < .001) for 11 of 16 types of errors on the word, syllable and
phoneme level, with phoneme substitution, onset consonant cluster reduction and coda consonant
omission being the most frequent.
It may be concluded that the ability of phonological repetition increases with age. While 3-year olds
have trouble repeating even the simplest two-syllable nonwords, with age children master prosodic
complexity, and at the age of 7 they have mostly mastered the phonological system of the Serbian
language. During development, children tend to simplify complex phonological structures, thus
making several types of errors on all levels. The nonwords used in this study are highly age
discriminative and may be used for constructing a test for the assessment of phonological
development in Serbian preschool children.
Кључне речи:
phonological development / nonword repetition task / prosodic complexity / preschool children / serbian languageИзвор:
Savremeni trendovi u psihologiji, 2017, 161-162Издавач:
- Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Novom Sadu
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Fundamentalni kognitivni procesi i funkcije (RS-179033)
Институција/група
Psihologija / PsychologyTY - CONF AU - Popović, Maša AU - Savić, Maja AU - Batas, Ana AU - Anđelković, Darinka PY - 2017 UR - http://stup.ff.uns.ac.rs/STuP_2017.pdf UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4653 AB - The nonword repetition task (NRT), which consists of instantaneous repetition of presented nonsense words, enables the investigation of the ability which closely resembles that of learning a new word. It is widely used for gaining insight into the phonological, lexical and overall language development in typically developing (TD) children, as well as in vulnerable language populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of phonological repetition of TD Serbian preschool children by using a NRT constructed according to the characteristics of the Serbian language. The NRT consists of 48 nonwords of varying prosodic complexity, constructed by systematically varying phonological parameters on four simple two-syllable nonwords: two parameters of syllable structure (onset: consonant/consonant cluster, and coda: null/consonant) and two of metrical structure (number of syllables: two/three/four, and position of syllable stress: first/second syllable). Seventyfive TD children aged 3 to 7 (n = 15 per age group) and 20 adults participated in the study. Prerecorded nonwords were presented in two randomized orders. The participants’ repetitions were audio recorded, transcribed and coded for accuracy and types of errors. The results show that nonword repetition accuracy significantly increases with age in Serbian TD children (F(5,89) = 55.50, p < .001) and that 7-year-olds do not differ significantly from adults on the overall performance on the task. Further, the analyses show a significant effect of the number of syllables on repetition accuracy (F(2,178) = 243.09, p < .001), as well as a significant interaction of age and number of syllables (F(10,178) = 10.21, p < .001). The effect of the syllable structure on repetition accuracy is also significant (F(3,267) = 79.61, p < .001), as well as the interaction of age and syllable structure (F(15,267) = 6.13, p < .001). The analysis of the errors in repetitions reveals a significant effect of age (F(80,390) = 2.33, p < .001) for 11 of 16 types of errors on the word, syllable and phoneme level, with phoneme substitution, onset consonant cluster reduction and coda consonant omission being the most frequent. It may be concluded that the ability of phonological repetition increases with age. While 3-year olds have trouble repeating even the simplest two-syllable nonwords, with age children master prosodic complexity, and at the age of 7 they have mostly mastered the phonological system of the Serbian language. During development, children tend to simplify complex phonological structures, thus making several types of errors on all levels. The nonwords used in this study are highly age discriminative and may be used for constructing a test for the assessment of phonological development in Serbian preschool children. PB - Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Novom Sadu C3 - Savremeni trendovi u psihologiji T1 - Nonword repetition accuracy in Serbian preschool children EP - 162 SP - 161 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4653 ER -
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Popović, M., Savić, M., Batas, A.,& Anđelković, D.. (2017). Nonword repetition accuracy in Serbian preschool children. in Savremeni trendovi u psihologiji Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Novom Sadu., 161-162. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4653
Popović M, Savić M, Batas A, Anđelković D. Nonword repetition accuracy in Serbian preschool children. in Savremeni trendovi u psihologiji. 2017;:161-162. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4653 .
Popović, Maša, Savić, Maja, Batas, Ana, Anđelković, Darinka, "Nonword repetition accuracy in Serbian preschool children" in Savremeni trendovi u psihologiji (2017):161-162, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4653 .