Common aetiology for diverse language skills in 4 1/2-year-old twins.
Multivariate genetic analysis was used to examine the genetic and environmental aetiology of the interrelationships of diverse linguistic skills. This study used data from a large sample of 4 1/2-year-old twins who were tested on measures assessing articulation, phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and v...
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| author | Hayiou-Thomas, M Kovas, Y Harlaar, N Plomin, R Bishop, D Dale, P |
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| description | Multivariate genetic analysis was used to examine the genetic and environmental aetiology of the interrelationships of diverse linguistic skills. This study used data from a large sample of 4 1/2-year-old twins who were tested on measures assessing articulation, phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and verbal memory. Phenotypic analysis suggested two latent factors: articulation (2 measures) and general language (the remaining 7), and a genetic model incorporating these factors provided a good fit to the data. Almost all genetic and shared environmental influences on the 9 measures acted through the two latent factors. There was also substantial aetiological overlap between the two latent factors, with a genetic correlation of 0.64 and shared environment correlation of 1.00. We conclude that to a large extent, the same genetic and environmental factors underlie the development of individual differences in a wide range of linguistic skills. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:f9e0f856-5b67-470c-9c8a-ff124c7734592022-03-27T13:01:24ZCommon aetiology for diverse language skills in 4 1/2-year-old twins.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f9e0f856-5b67-470c-9c8a-ff124c773459EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Hayiou-Thomas, MKovas, YHarlaar, NPlomin, RBishop, DDale, PMultivariate genetic analysis was used to examine the genetic and environmental aetiology of the interrelationships of diverse linguistic skills. This study used data from a large sample of 4 1/2-year-old twins who were tested on measures assessing articulation, phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and verbal memory. Phenotypic analysis suggested two latent factors: articulation (2 measures) and general language (the remaining 7), and a genetic model incorporating these factors provided a good fit to the data. Almost all genetic and shared environmental influences on the 9 measures acted through the two latent factors. There was also substantial aetiological overlap between the two latent factors, with a genetic correlation of 0.64 and shared environment correlation of 1.00. We conclude that to a large extent, the same genetic and environmental factors underlie the development of individual differences in a wide range of linguistic skills. |
| spellingShingle | Hayiou-Thomas, M Kovas, Y Harlaar, N Plomin, R Bishop, D Dale, P Common aetiology for diverse language skills in 4 1/2-year-old twins. |
| title | Common aetiology for diverse language skills in 4 1/2-year-old twins. |
| title_full | Common aetiology for diverse language skills in 4 1/2-year-old twins. |
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