Lexical prosody beyond first-language boundary: Chinese lexical tone sensitivity predicts English reading comprehension.
J Exp Child Psychol
; 148: 70-86, 2016 08.
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| ID: mdl-27135168
ABSTRACT
This 1-year longitudinal study examined the role of Cantonese lexical tone sensitivity in predicting English reading comprehension and the pathways underlying their relation. Multiple measures of Cantonese lexical tone sensitivity, English lexical stress sensitivity, Cantonese segmental phonological awareness, general auditory sensitivity, English word reading, and English reading comprehension were administered to 133 Cantonese-English unbalanced bilingual second graders. Structural equation modeling analysis identified transfer of Cantonese lexical tone sensitivity to English reading comprehension. This transfer was realized through a direct pathway via English stress sensitivity and also an indirect pathway via English word reading. These results suggest that prosodic sensitivity is an important factor influencing English reading comprehension and that it needs to be incorporated into theoretical accounts of reading comprehension across languages.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fonética
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Multilingüismo
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Comprensión
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Lenguaje
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Exp Child Psychol
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Hong Kong