Neural Correlates of Telicity in Spanish-Speaking Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Stimuli and Procedure
2.2.1. Linguistic Material
2.2.2. Task
2.2.3. EEG Recording
2.2.4. Analysis
3. Results
3.1. ERP Results
3.1.1. N400 Effects in Verb Segment
3.1.2. Post-N400 Effects in Verb Segment
3.1.3. N400 Effects in Direct Object Segment
3.1.4. P600 Effects in Direct Object Segment
3.2. Behavioral Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Discussion of Verb Results
4.2. Discussion of Direct Object Results
4.3. Discussion of Behavioral Results
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | DLD (n = 18) | TD (n = 18) | Comparison | ||||
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M | SD | Min–Max | M | SD | Min–Max | ||
Age (months) | 91.83 | 3.70 | 83–95 | 91.78 | 4.50 | 83–97 | t = −0.04 p = 0.98 |
IDTEL Score | 56.39 | 6.71 | 38–66 | 104.56 | 13.70 | 83–124 | t = −13.39 p = <0.001 |
Variable | Telic–Coherent | Telic–Incoherent | Atelic–Coherent | Atelic–Incoherent |
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Sentence | Papá gana la carrera/Dad wins the race | Papá gana la carrera/Dad wins the race | Papá corre la carrera/Dad runs the race | Papá corre la carrera/Dad runs the race |
Video | Dad crosses the finish line | Another runner wins, dad is right behind him | Dad comes running | Dad is sitting watching the race |
Sentence | Mamá enchufa el secador/Mom plugs in the hairdryer | Mamá enchufa el secador/Mom plugs in the hairdryer | Mamá usa el secador/Mom uses the hairdryer | Mamá usa el secador/Mom uses the hairdryer |
Video | She picks up the cord and plugs it in | She applies perfume, and the hairdryer is on the vanity | She applies perfume, and the hairdryer is on the vanity | She applies perfume, and the hairdryer is on the vanity |
Sentence | Emma rompe el celular/Emma breaks the phone | Emma rompe el celular/Emma breaks the phone | Emma revisa el celular/Emma checks the phone | Emma revisa el celular/Emma checks the phone |
Video | She throws the phone on the ground and it breaks | She puts the phone in her bag without looking | She has the phone in her hands and checks it | She reads a book without looking at the phone |
Sentence | Charlie mancha el sillón/Charlie stains the couch | Charlie mancha el sillón/Charlie stains the couch | Charlie duerme en el sillón/Charlie sleeps on the couch | Charlie duerme en el sillón/Charlie sleeps on the couch |
Video | He spills ice cream on the couch | He plays with blocks on the couch | He sleeps on the couch | He jumps on the couch |
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Urrutia, M.; Sanhueza, S.; Marrero, H.; Pino, E.J.; Troncoso-Seguel, M. Neural Correlates of Telicity in Spanish-Speaking Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder. Children 2024, 11, 982. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11080982
Urrutia M, Sanhueza S, Marrero H, Pino EJ, Troncoso-Seguel M. Neural Correlates of Telicity in Spanish-Speaking Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder. Children. 2024; 11(8):982. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11080982
Chicago/Turabian StyleUrrutia, Mabel, Soraya Sanhueza, Hipólito Marrero, Esteban J. Pino, and María Troncoso-Seguel. 2024. "Neural Correlates of Telicity in Spanish-Speaking Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder" Children 11, no. 8: 982. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11080982