T-PEC: a novel test for the elicited production of clitic pronouns in Italian. Preliminary data
| Autor: | Stefano Fancelli, Elisa Borgogni, Gloria Gagliardi, Perla Crocetti, Ilaria Colpizzi, Alice Suozzi, Emanuele Crocetti |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Crocetti P., Fancelli S., Colpizzi I., Suozzi A., Crocetti E., Borgogni E., Gagliardi G. |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Linguistics and Language
Developmental language disorder Language Tests Italian clitic pronouns Clinical marker Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) clinical marker clitic pronouns Italian Settore L-LIN/01 - Glottologia e Linguistica Language and Linguistics Linguistics Test (assessment) Speech and Hearing Italy Clitic Child Preschool clitic pronoun Humans clinical marker Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Language Development Disorders Psychology Language Preliminary Data |
| Zdroj: | Clinical linguisticsphonetics. 35(7) |
| ISSN: | 1464-5076 |
| Popis: | The study presented in this article aims at investigating the clinical usefulness of a novel test, called T-PEC, for the diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder in Italian preschool children. The instrument exploits the production of clitic pronouns, in particular third person direct object clitics (3PDO-CL), as a clinical marker for the disorder. Psychometric properties and normative data were computed on a sample of 70 children ranging in age from 4.6 to 5.8years: 22 children diagnosed as language-impaired by expert clinicians according to international guidelines, and 48 typically developing peers. The statistical analysis of the collected data revealed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α=0.86) and confirmed the effectiveness of the T-PEC test in distinguishing typically developing and DLD children, especially when the latter showed morphosyntactic deficits (AUC=79.9%). Its high accuracy, combined with the rapidity and easiness of its administration, makes the T-PEC test suitable for use in clinical settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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