DEVELOPMENT OF LEXICAL SEMANTIC AMONG PRESCHOOL EGYPTIAN ARABIC-SPEAKING CHILDREN

Background: Lexical-semantic development for preschool children has several applications in research design, assessment, and intervention that were very difficult to obtain before. In English most Indo-European languages, there is a long tradition of examining aspects child language by computing different developmental indices from spontaneous samples through applying tests. However, the Arabic language, these are lacking this valuable area research. Bridging gap, work provided first comprehensive study lexical-semantic among Egyptian speaking children.Aim work: provide descriptive profile Arabic-speaking children.Subjects methods: This cross-sectional conducted on 120 typically developed children. Children randomly selected inclusion exclusion criteria age range between 2-4 years. assessed subtest standardized Semantic Test (EAST). Children’s total score scores receptive expressive EAST calculated compared determine 4 age-groups.Results: A statistically significant difference was found growth groups. Lexical semantic positively correlated chronological participated children.Conclusion: The develops as early 2 Noun classes verbs started be identified at As grow; noun vocabulary increases both expressively receptively. Adjectives acquired 2.6 3 years mostly 3.6