Diverse Linguistic Development in Prelingually Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants

Table 6

Morphological errors (raw and scores) in elicited picture stories (PFLI) in deaf children. Mean correct scores from the control sample.

Pictured scenes (PFLI) ()	Participant 1 (11.3 yrs)	Participant 2 (11.4 yrs)	Participant 3 (9.10 yrs)	Participant 4 (9.6 yrs)	Control sample () (mean age 7.4 yrs)
Morphemes	27	0	1	41	3.2
Total error score	= 8.92 (p < 0.0001)	= -1.22 (p < 0.11)	= -0.85 (p < 0.18)	= 14.19 (p < 0.0001)	(2.6)
Free morphemes	19	0	1	32	2.8
Total error score	= 6.52 (p < 0.0001)	= -1.16 (p < 0.1251)	= -0.75 (p < 0.1251)	= 11.77 (p < 0.0001)	(2.4)
Bound morphemes	8	0	0	9	0.4
Total error score	= 12.02 (p < 0.0001)	= -0.63 (p < 0.2643)	= -0.63 (p < 0.2643)	= 13.60 (p < 0.0001)	(0.6)

Statistically significant.