A preliminary report on the English phonology of typically developing English-Mandarin bilingual preschool Singaporean children

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dc.contributor.author En, Lydea Gn Wei
dc.contributor.author Brebner, Christine Mary
dc.contributor.author McCormack, Paul Francis
dc.date.accessioned 2015-10-27T23:38:37Z
dc.date.available 2015-10-27T23:38:37Z
dc.date.issued 2014-01-20
dc.description.abstract Background: There are no published data on typical phonological development for Singaporean children. There is therefore the risk that children's speech in Singapore may be misdiagnosed or that clinicians may set goals erroneously. Aims This paper reports a preliminary study on the English phonology of typically developing 4;0–4;5-year-old Chinese Singaporean children who speak English and Mandarin. Method & Procedures Seventy children were recruited throughout Singapore, and speech samples were collected in English using the Phonology Assessment of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP). The participants were divided equally into two groups: English-dominant and Mandarin-dominant. Their speech samples were compared with British English targets (BT) and Singapore English targets (ST) in terms of phonological accuracy and types of phonological processes used. Outcomes & Results The results showed that Singaporean children's phonological accuracy scores increased significantly when scored against ST instead of BT. When scored against ST, English-dominant children were found to perform similarly to their DEAP counterparts. However, Mandarin-dominant children had significantly less accurate consonant production in English and exhibited more interference effects from Mandarin phonology than English-dominant children. Conclusions & Implications In this preliminary study, the results highlight the importance of speech and language therapists using local dialect pronunciations to be the target of speech assessments so as to provide appropriate assessment and intervention. It is also essential to account for the language background and language dominance of the children. More local normative data are needed for the typical acquisition of Singapore English in children, especially for children whose dominant language is not English. en
dc.identifier.citation En, L.G.W., Brebner, C. and McCormack, P., 2014. A preliminary report on the English phonology of typically developing English-Mandarin bilingual preschool Singaporean children. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 49(3), 317-332. en
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12075 en
dc.identifier.issn 1460-6984
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2328/35618
dc.language.iso en
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dc.publisher John Wiley & Sons en
dc.rights http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html en
dc.rights.holder © 2014 Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists en
dc.subject Language en
dc.subject Phonology en
dc.subject English en
dc.title A preliminary report on the English phonology of typically developing English-Mandarin bilingual preschool Singaporean children en
dc.type Article en
local.contributor.authorOrcidLookup Brebner, Christine Mary: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8571-6061 en_US
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