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REGRAMM · Relationships of receptive grammar acquisition with musical rhythm processing and executive functions

„Хоризонт Европа“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2022-07-01 → 2024-06-30
Финансиране от ЕС: 189 687 €
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Схема: HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

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Връзката между разбирането на граматиката и способностите за обработка на музикален ритъм и когнитивен контрол при деца се анализира чрез игри на таблети. Това помага да се разбере как нелингвистични процеси влияят върху развитието на езика.

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Relationships of receptive grammar acquisition with musical rhythm processing and executive functions

Language enables humans to communicate and hence to benefit from the knowledge of others. A core linguistic ability is grammar ability that allows us to understand (receptive grammar) and express (expressive grammar) the relations between words in sentences. Several theories of grammar acquisition emphasize the complex interplay between linguistic and non-linguistic processes in grammar development. Two non-linguistic cognitive abilities that are linked with grammar are executive functions (EFs) and musical rhythm processing. EFs are a set of top-down mental processes that are responsible for goal-directed thinking and behaviour by facilitating relevant and inhibiting irrelevant behaviours/representations. Previous research has shown evidence for the relations of both EFs and rhythm processing with grammar. These relations, however, have been only tested in separate studies so far; therefore, it is unclear whether EFs and rhythm processing can explain additional variance in receptive grammar beyond each other or one ability mediates the relation of receptive grammar with the other ability (e.g., if the association of rhythm processing and grammar is solely driven by individual variability in EFs). Testing theories on the role of non-linguistic abilities in grammar development often requires assessing several linguistic and non-linguistic abilities in a large group of children, that could be highly facilitated by ecologically valid and engaging tasks, such as gamified tablet-based tasks. The REGRAMM project had two objectives: 1) To investigate the relations of individual differences in receptive grammar with individual differences in EFs and musical rhythm processing in children. 2) To develop and validate a novel gamified battery to measure EFs, rhythm processing and receptive grammar in children.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

Language is one of the hallmarks of what it means to be human and grammar is a core linguistic ability that makes us able to understand (receptive grammar) and express (expressive grammar) the relationships between words in sentences. This ability is fundamental for participating in the educational, economic, social and cultural life of society, while impairments of grammar can lead to life-long difficulties in these areas. The acquisition of grammar is, thus, one of the most important developmental steps in young humans. Recent theories emphasize the complex interplay between linguistic and non-linguistic processes in grammar acquisition. Two non-linguistic processes that have been proposed to be tightly linked with grammar, primarily with receptive grammar, are executive functions (EFs) and rhythm processing. The interplay of these abilities with receptive grammar, however, have never been systematically tested. The proposed project aims to fill this gap by investigating the relationships of receptive grammar with EFs and rhythm processing in an individual differences behavioral study in a large group of children. The project will also develop and validate a gamified battery that will facilitate conducting large-scale in-person or web-based studies with children in the future. The results of the proposed project will help to determine if an exhaustive model of grammar acquisition needs to incorporate EFs and rhythm processing. Disentangling factors affecting grammar acquisition will help to improve the health and well-being of children by optimizing their learning environment and developing effective treatment programs for children with language disorders. The gamified battery I will implement will facilitate large-scale data collection with children in developmental cognitive sciences and lay groundwork for developing research-based apps to facilitate cognitive development of children with typical and atypical language development.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

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