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The Language ENvironment Analysis system (LENA): A validation study with Italian-learning children

Topic:

NA

Authors:

Bastianello, Lorenzini, Nazzi, Majorano

Journal/Publication:

Journal of Child Language

Year:

2023
Participant Age Range:
6 –
24 months

Sample Size:

19

Participant Language:

Italian

Abstract:

This study is a validation of the LENA system for the Italian language. In Study 1, to test LENA’s accuracy, seventy-two 10-minute samples extracted from daylong LENA recordings were manually transcribed for 12 children longitudinally observed at 1;0 and