LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL ABILITY OF CHILDREN WITH DISLEXIA TO EXPRESS PLURAL NOUNS Cover Image

ОЦЕНКА НА ЕЗИКОВАТА РЕАЛИЗАЦИЯ НА ГРАМАТИЧНОТО ЗНАЧЕНИЕ МНОЖЕСТВЕНО ЧИСЛО НА СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНИ ИМЕНА ПРИ ДЕЦА С ДИСЛЕКСИЯ
LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL ABILITY OF CHILDREN WITH DISLEXIA TO EXPRESS PLURAL NOUNS

Author(s): Ekaterina Todorova
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките

Summary/Abstract: The report represents a survey about language coding of regular and irregular forms of the plural nouns with children with dyslexia. This research is based on Chomsky's theory about language structure and on Slobin's theory about operating principles for the construction of language. There is a special focus on the language performance of the nouns in plural in Bulgarian language. An original experimental treatment study has been used to collect initial data. The data has been processed by using the SPSS statistical package (frequency distribution, analysis of two-dimensional distribution, ANOVA, MANOVA). The experimental results indicate that dyslexic children have a specific language behavior in the language performance of plural nouns. The results demonstrate usage of incorrect forms, e.g. over generalization errors, usage of non-existing phonetic rules, no clear distinction between the different forms of plural. These errors reveal not only specific language deficit in the investigated population, but also the mechanisms or strategies which young children use to acquire this part of Bulgarian grammar.

  • Issue Year: 09/2006
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 115-132
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Bulgarian