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Associations between Urbanization and the Home Language Environment: Evidence from a LENA Study in Rural and Peri-Urban China

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Title: Associations between Urbanization and the Home Language Environment: Evidence from a LENA Study in Rural and Peri-Urban China
Language: English
Authors: Yue Ma, Xinwu Zhang, Lucy Pappas (ORCID 0000-0002-2476-3286), Andrew Rule (ORCID 0000-0001-5674-8550), Yujuan Gao, Sarah-Eve Dill (ORCID 0000-0002-9321-6606), Tianli Feng, Yue Zhang, Hong Wang, Flavio Cunha, Scott Rozelle
Source: Child Development. e74-e92 2024 95(2):e74-e92.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Rural Urban Differences, Family Environment, Language Usage, Infants, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: China
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14034
ISSN: 0009-3920
1467-8624
Abstract: In low- and middle-income countries, urbanization has spurred the expansion of peri-urban communities, or urban communities of formerly rural residents with low socioeconomic status. The growth of these communities offers researchers an opportunity to measure the associations between the level of urbanization and the home language environment (HLE) among otherwise similar populations. Data were collected in 2019 using Language Environment Analysis observational assessment technology from 158 peri-urban and rural households with Han Chinese children (92 males, 66 females) aged 18-24 months in China. Peri-urban children scored lower than rural children in measures of the HLE and language development. In both samples, child age, gender, maternal employment, and sibling number were positively correlated with the HLE, which was in turn correlated with language development.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1418608
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In low- and middle-income countries, urbanization has spurred the expansion of peri-urban communities, or urban communities of formerly rural residents with low socioeconomic status. The growth of these communities offers researchers an opportunity to measure the associations between the level of urbanization and the home language environment (HLE) among otherwise similar populations. Data were collected in 2019 using Language Environment Analysis observational assessment technology from 158 peri-urban and rural households with Han Chinese children (92 males, 66 females) aged 18-24 months in China. Peri-urban children scored lower than rural children in measures of the HLE and language development. In both samples, child age, gender, maternal employment, and sibling number were positively correlated with the HLE, which was in turn correlated with language development.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.14034