The null effect of socio-economic status (SES) on the language and gestures of infants learning English and Polish
The null effect of socio-economic status (SES) on the language and gestures of infants learning English and Polish
Author(s): Caroline F. Rowland, Grzegorz Krajewski, Kerstin Meints, Magdalena Łuniewska, Magdalena Kochańska, Katie AlcockSubject(s): Language acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet
Keywords: Socio-economic status; vocabulary acquisition; infancy; cross-linguistic investigation;
Summary/Abstract: This study examined the effect of socio-economic status (SES) on the language and gesture use of 8- to 18-monthold infants, using two large, demographically diverse samples of children living in the UK and Poland. There was no systematic evidence for slower vocabulary or gesture growth in children from lower SES families in either sample, suggesting that substantial SES-related differences in language development do not emerge until after the first year of life.
Journal: Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istraživanja
- Issue Year: 62/2026
- Issue No: Spec. Iss.
- Page Range: 14-19
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
