The Relationship between Premature Birth and the Size of Expressive Lexicon in18-36-month-old Children
نویسندگان
1 Department of linguistics, Professor, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Pediatric Growth Disorders Research Center, Associate professor, 17 Shahrivar Hospital, Gilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
3 Pediatric Growth Disorders Research Center, Ph.D Candidate of Linguistics, 17 ShahrivarHospital, Gilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
4 Pediatric Growth Disorders Research Center, Assistant professor, 17th Shahrivar Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
5 Ph.D Candidate of Linguistics, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
6 MA of linguistics, University of Mazandaran, Sari, Iran
doi
10.18869/acadpub.hnmj.27.1.53چکیده
Introduction: The acquisition of speech and language constitutes a dynamic part of two-year-old children’s growth. Expressive lexicon is a key indicator of language ability in these children. Premature birth, birth before gestational week 37, is one of the most common risk factors associated with learning skill development. A review of literature suggests inconsistent ...