The impact of extrinsic demographic factors on Cantonese speech acquisition

The impact of extrinsic demographic factors on Cantonese speech acquisition

• To, Carol K. S.
• Cheung, Pamela S. P.
• Mcleod, Sharynne

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 27(5), 323-338, 2013

Informa Healthcare

2013

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GA Chinese Language

Demographic Factors Speech Acquisition Cantonese Risk Factors Socioeconomic-Status Preschool-Children Speaking Children Language Delay Unknown Origin Risk-Factors Communication Disorders Prevalence History Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Linguistics

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

This study modeled the associations between extrinsic demographic factors and children's speech acquisition in Hong Kong Cantonese. The speech of 937 Cantonese-speaking children aged 2; 4 to 6; 7 in Hong Kong was assessed using a standardized speech test. Demographic information regarding household income, paternal education, maternal education, presence of siblings and having a domestic helper as the main caregiver was collected via parent questionnaires. After controlling for age and sex, higher maternal education and higher household income were significantly associated with better speech skills; however, these variables explained a negligible amount of variance. Paternal education, number of siblings and having a foreign domestic helper did not associate with a child's speech acquisition. Extrinsic factors only exerted minimal influence on children's speech acquisition. A large amount of unexplained variance in speech ability still warrants further research.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 02699206

• 10.3109/02699206.2013.763385

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2014-12-22