Word Morphology and Written Language Acquisition: Insights from Typical and Atypical Development in Different Orthographies

Lynne G. Duncan; Daniela Traficante; Maximiliano Wilson

doi:10.3389/978-2-88945-832-5

Word Morphology and Written Language Acquisition: Insights from Typical and Atypical Development in Different Orthographies

Lynne G. Duncan (Editor)
, Daniela Traficante (Editor)
, Maximiliano Wilson (Editor)

Psychology

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Abstract

This research topic explores the processing of morphemes, the smallest units of language that bear meaning and that combine to form more complex words. The articles gathered under this research topic investigate typical and atypical morphological processing by children and adolescents in ten different languages. These articles provide cross-linguistic and cross-script evidence of the early sensitivity of children to the morphemic structure of words, irrespective of whether they are struggling readers or typically developing. All in all, the collection allows for a better understanding of how morphological processing skills develop, providing valuable clues as to how this competence can be used as a tool to improve literacy acquisition in struggling readers.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Swizterland
Publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
Number of pages	186
ISBN (Electronic)	9782889458325
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88945-832-5
Publication status	Published - 5 Jun 2019

Publication series

Name	Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Communication
Publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
ISSN (Print)	1664-8714

Keywords

word morphology
reading acquisition
spelling acquisition
dyslexia
intervention
morphological awareness
orthography
morphemes
derivation
compounding

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General Psychology
General Social Sciences
General Arts and Humanities

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Word Morphology and Written Language Acquisition: Insights from Typical and Atypical Development in Different Orthographies
Duncan, L. G., Traficante, D. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Wilson, M., 6 Feb 2019, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 10, p. 1-3 3 p., 126.
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Language and Reading: The Role of Morpheme and Phoneme Awareness
Duncan, L., Dec 2018, In: Current Developmental Disorders Reports. 5, 4, p. 226-234 9 p.
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What is the influence of morphological knowledge in the early stages of reading acquisition among low SES children? A graphical modeling approach
Colé, P. (Lead / Corresponding author), Cavalli, E. (Lead / Corresponding author), Duncan, L., Theurel, A., Gentaz, E., Sprenger-Charolles, L. & El-Ahmadi, A., 19 Apr 2018, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 9, p. 1-15 15 p., 547.
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Word Morphology and Written Language Acquisition: Insights from Typical and Atypical Development in Different Orthographies

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Word Morphology and Written Language Acquisition: Insights from Typical and Atypical Development in Different Orthographies

Language and Reading: The Role of Morpheme and Phoneme Awareness

What is the influence of morphological knowledge in the early stages of reading acquisition among low SES children? A graphical modeling approach

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