Summary of research regarding Twins

[Pia Thomsen Jensen]

Dear Childs-readers,

I have been fortunate to have heard from several Twins experts in
response to my question about Twin Language and language acquisition.
Here are some good references for those of you who are in to this
subject. Stay in touch, twin people!

On the Internet, you can find:

Behavioral Genetics at Boulder Colorado has done a number
of important twin studies on aspects of literacy and phonological awareness
development in dyslexics that have been influential. It's a very stong
department and I'll bet they have other studies of language development.
Visit their site on
http://ibgwww.colorado.edu/

They seem to be at the forefront of methods for twin studies:
http://ibgwww.colorado.edu/twins2000/

See also
<http://www.pitt.edu/~jganger/cv.3.htm>http://www.pitt.edu/~jganger/cv.3.htm
and
<http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena/user/j/g/jganger/Public/ourhome.html>http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena/user/j/g/jganger/Public/ourhome.html


Articles:


*Bishop, D. V. M., Bishop, S. J., Bright, P., James, C., Delaney, T., &
Tallal, P. (1999). Different origin of auditory and phonological processing
problems in children
with language impairment: evidence from a twin study. Journal of Speech,
Language and Hearing Research, 42, 155-168.

Bishop, D.V.M. (1997). Pre- and Perinatal hazards and Family
Background in Children with Specific Language Impairments: A study of
twins, Brain and Language, 56, 1-26.

Bishop, D.V.M., Bishop, S.J. (1998). "Twin Language": A Risk Factor
for Language Impairment? Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing
Research, 41, 150-160.
Dodd, B., McEvoy, S. (1994). Twin Language or phonological disorder?
Journal of Child Language, 21, 273-289.

*Dale, P. S., Simonoff, E., Bishop, D. V., Eley, T. C., Oliver, B., Price,
T. S., Purcell, S., Stevenson, J., & Plomin, R. (1998). Genetic influence
on language delay in
two-year-old children. Nature Neuroscience, 1, 324-8. (RSL OpenShelf
Physiol. Per. 5b)

Deutsch, W., Wagner, A., Burchardt, R., Schulz, N. & Nakath, J. (1997).
Person in the language of singletons, siblings and twins. in S. Levinson &
M. bowerman (Eds.), Language acquisition and conceptual development.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


Malmstrom, P.M., Silva, M.N. (1986). Twin talk: manifestations of
twin status in the speech of toddlers, Journal of Child language, 13,
293-304.

McMahon, S., Dodd, B. (1997). A comparison of the expressive
communication skills of triplet, twin and singleton children,
European Journal of disorders of Communication, 32, 328-345.

Savic, S. (1980). How Twins Learn to Talk. Academic Press Inc.

Zazzo, R. (1960). Les Jumeaux, le couple et la personne. PUF, Paris.

Hope that you can use some of this and thank you .
Best
Pia Thomsen



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