Cross-Linguistic Cognate Production in Spanish –English Bilingual Children With and Without Specific Language Impairment

Conclusion Language impairment appears unrelated to the mechanism that produces a cognate advantage in naming accuracy. Given that correct performance for a difficult word in one language is associated with knowing its cognate in another, cognates may be particularly viable targets for language intervention in bilingual children with SLI.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research