ABSTRACT
Purpose:
to compare temporal auditory processing (temporal ordering) and phonological processing skills in bilingual and monolingual subjects.
Methods:
100 undergraduate and postgraduate university students divided into a bilingual group (BG; n = 50) and a monolingual group (MG; n = 50). The study assessed the two groups’ phonological processing skills (phonological awareness, working memory - phonological loop, and rapid lexicon access) and temporal auditory processing skills (Frequency Pattern and Duration Pattern Tests). The Mann-Whitney test (p = 0.05) was used for statistical analysis.
Results:
BG performed better than MG in phonological awareness and phonological working memory tasks - nonword repetition and rapid naming tasks, except for color naming, and the two auditory processing tests.
Conclusion:
Bilinguals performed better on phonological and auditory tests. These skills help them identify and discriminate variations in the phonology of both languages, influencing their performance.
Keywords:
Memory; Auditory Perception; Multilingualism
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An * indicates a statistical difference between the groups (p < 0.05), according to the Mann-Whitney test.
An * indicates a statistical difference between the groups (p < 0.05), according to the Mann-Whitney test.
An * indicates a statistical difference between the groups (p < 0.05), according to the Mann-Whitney test.
An * indicates a statistical difference between the groups (p < 0.05), according to the Mann-Whitney test.