Characterizing the Growth in Utterance Length, Grammaticality, and Subordination in Spanish and English in Bilingual Children
Sentence development in bilingual children with and without DLD was characterized by increases in utterance length and use of subordination. However, grammaticality increased only in English. Clinicians should be aware of this developmental trend while conducting language evaluations in bilingual children.
Authors
- Javier Jasso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-1298)
- Juliana Ronderos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3727-0245)
- Anny Castilla-Earls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1212-4740)
- Michelle Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6501-2005)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at Dallas (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_lshss-24-00143
- Primary Topic
- Language Development and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00