Stojanovik, Vesna;
Zimmerer, Vitor;
Setter, Jane;
(2023)
Artificial grammar learning in individuals with Down syndrome: the role of prosodic cues.
In:
Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences.
(pp. pp. 3864-3868).
Guarant International
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Abstract
The artificial grammar learning (AGL) paradigm allows investigation of cognitive processing and learning under controlled conditions. We compared AGL between 17 individuals with Down syndrome (DS) aged 3-12 years and 60 typically developing (TD) individuals aged 5-18 years and examined age effects, whether prosodic cues affected learning, and the effect of familiarity of stimulus sequences. In general, the TD group strongly outperformed the DS group. In both groups, older children demonstrated better learning. Prosody did not affect learning in the TD group but had a positive effect in the DS group. While limited by the small group size, our results identify factors that affect or support language learning in DS individuals. This may have clinical and educational implications, as DS individuals may need stimuli augmented with prosodic cues to make them more accessible (e.g., through song).
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Artificial grammar learning in individuals with Down syndrome: the role of prosodic cues |
| Event: | 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS) |
| Location: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Dates: | 7th-11th August 2023 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.icphs2023.org/programme/proceedings/ |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Down syndrome, prosody, artificial grammar, language impairment, learning |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Language and Cognition |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184291 |
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