Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

• Newbury J., Klee T., Stokes SF. and Moran C. (2015) Exploring Expressive Vocabulary Variability in Two-Year-Olds: The Role of Working Memory. Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing Research 58: 1761-1772. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-15-0018.

• Stokes SF. (2014) The impact of phonological neighborhood density on typical and atypical emerging lexicons. Journal of Child Language 41(3): 634-657. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S030500091300010X.

• Timms L., Williams C., Stokes SF. and Kane R. (2014) Literacy skills of Australian Indigenous school children with and without otitis media and hearing loss. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 16(3): 327-334. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17549507.2013.872296.

• Stokes SF., Moran C. and George A. (2013) Nonword Repetition and Vocabulary Use in Toddlers. Topics in Language Disorders 33(3): 224-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TLD.0b013e31829d038c.

• To CKS., Stokes SF., Man Y. and T'sou B. (2013) An analysis of noun definition in Cantonese. Language and Speech 56(1): 105-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0023830912440794.

• Ciccone N., Hennessey N. and Stokes SF. (2012) Community based early intervention for language delay: A preliminary investigation. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders 47(4): 467-470. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00149.x.

• Stokes SF., Bleses D., Basbøll H. and Lambertsen C. (2012) Statistical learning in emerging Lexicons: The case of Danish. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 55(5): 1265-1273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2012/10-0291).

• Stokes SF., Bleses D., Basbøll H. and Lambertsen C. (2012) Statistical learning in emerging lexicons: The case of Danish. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 55: 1265-1273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2012/10-0291.

• Stokes SF., Kern S. and dos Santos C. (2012) Extended Statistical Learning as an account for slow vocabulary growth. Journal of Child Language 39(1): 105-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0305000911000031.

• Moyle J., Stokes SF. and Klee T. (2011) Early language delay and specific language impairment. Journal of Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews 17(2): 160-169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ddrr.1110.

• Liu PD., McBride-Chang C., Wong AMY., Tardif T., Stokes SF., Fletcher P. and Shu H. (2010) Early oral language markers of poor reading performance in Hong Kong Chinese children. Journal of Learning Disabilities 43(4): 322-331. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022219410369084.

• Marks I. and Stokes SF. (2010) Narrative-based intervention for word-finding difficulties: A case study. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders 45(5): 586-599. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13682820903277951.

• Stokes SF. (2010) Neighborhood density and word frequency predict vocabulary size in toddlers. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 53(3): 670-683. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0254.

• Stokes SF. (2010) Neighborhood density and word frequency predict vocabulary size in toddlers.. J Speech Lang Hear Res 53(3): 670-683. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0254).

• Stokes SF. and Griffiths R. (2010) The use of facilitative vowel contexts in the treatment of post-alveolar fronting: A case study. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 45(3): 368-380. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13682820903094737.

• To CKS., Stokes SF., Cheung HT. and T'Sou B. (2010) Narrative assessment for Cantonese-speaking children. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 53: 648-669. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0039.

• Wong AMY., Chow DCC., McBride-Chang C. and Stokes SF. (2010) Optional elements and variant structure on the productions of two bei2 'to give' dative constructions in Cantonese-speaking adults and three-year-old children. Journal of Child Language 37(1): 175-196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0305000909009416.

• Wong AMY., Klee T., Stokes SF., Fletcher P. and Leonard LB. (2010) Differentiating Cantonese-speaking pre-school children with and without SLI using MLU and lexical diversity (D). Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 53(3): 794-799. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0195.

• Stokes SF. and Klee T. (2009) Factors that influence vocabulary development in two-year-old children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 50(4): 498-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01991.x.

• Stokes SF. and Klee T. (2009) The diagnostic accuracy of a new test of early nonword repetition for differentiating late talking and typically developing children. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 52(4): 872-882. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0030.

• McBride-Chang C., Tardif T., Cho JR., Hua S., Fletcher P., Stokes SF., Wong AMY. and Leung K. (2008) What's in a word? Morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge in three languages. Applied Psycholinguistics 29(3): 437-462. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S014271640808020X.

• Leonard LB., Deevy P., Wong AMY., Stokes SF. and Fletcher P. (2007) Modal verbs with and without tense: A study of English- and Cantonese-speaking children with specific language impairment. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 42(2): 209-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13682820600624240.

• Leonard LB., Wong AMY., Deevy P., Stokes SF. and Fletcher P. (2006) The production of passives by children with specific language impairment: Acquiring English or Cantonese. Applied Psycholinguistics 27(2): 267-299. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0142716406060280.

• Stokes SF., Wong AMY., Fletcher P. and Leonard LB. (2006) Nonword repetition and sentence repetition as clinical markers of Specific Language Impairment: The case of Cantonese. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research 49(2): 219-236. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2006/019.

Chapters

• Stokes SF. (2014) Intervention for child language impairments. In Brooks PJ; Kempe V (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Language Development: 291-294. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications Inc.

• Klee T. and Stokes SF. (2011) Language development. In Skuse D; Bruce H; Dowdney L; Mrazek D (Ed.), Child Psychology and Psychiatry: Frameworks for Practice (2nd ed.): 45-50. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119993971.

• Fletcher P., Leonard LB., Stokes SF. and Wong AMY. (2009) Morphosyntactic Deficits in Cantonese-speaking Children with Specific Language Impairment. In Law SP; Weekes B; Wong AMY (Ed.), Language Disorders in Speakers of Chinese: 75-88. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

• Klee T., Wong AMY., Stokes SF., Fletcher P. and Leonard LB. (2009) Assessing Cantonese-speaking Children with Language Difficulties from the Perspective of Evidence-based Practice: Current Practice and Future Directions. In Law SP; Weekes BS; Wong AMY (Ed.), Language Disorders in Speakers of Chinese: 89-111. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

• Wong AMY. and Stokes SF. (2009) A Construction Account of Question Acquisition in Cantonese-speaking Children with Specific Language Empairment. In Law SP; Weekes B; Wong AMY (Ed.), Language Disorders in Speakers of Chinese: 53-74. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

• Klee T., Gavin WJ. and Stokes SF. (2007) Utterance length and lexical diversity in American- and British-English speaking children: what is the evidence for a clinical marker of SLI? In Paul R (Ed.), Language Disorders From a Developmental Perspective: Essays in Honor of Robin S. Chapman: 103-140. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum.

• Fletcher P., Stokes SF. and Wong AMY. (2006) Specific language impairment in Chinese. In Li P; Tan LH; Bates E; Tzeng OJL (Ed.), Handbook of East Asian Psycholinguistics. Volume 1: Chinese: 296-307. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

• Stokes S. (2006) Interaction of biological and environmental factors in phonological learning. In Li P; Tan LH; Bates E; Tzeng OJL (Ed.), Handbook of East Asian Psycholinguistics. Volume 1: Chinese: 114-123. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

• Stokes SF. and Wong AMY. (2006) Building questions in Cantonese. In Kelly BF; Clark EV (Ed.), Constructions in Acquisition: 283-310. Stanford: CSLI Publications.

Oral Presentations

• Stokes SF. (2013) Statistical Learning in Typical and Atypical Emerging Lexicons. University College, London, UK.

• Stokes SF. (2013) The impact of phonological neighbourhood density on typical & atypical emerging lexicons. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

• Klee T., Stokes SF., Klee T. and Stokes SF. (2006) Screening children for language delay: an evidence-based perspective. Reykjavik, Iceland: Icelandic Association of Speech Therapists, 15 Sep 2009.

Conference Contributions - Other

• Klee T., Newbury J., Stokes S., Tillard G., Cook K., Ramsay R. and Moran C. (2015) Associations between parent concerns and clinical outcomes in children with and without early language delay at two points in development. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD 2015), 4-6 Jun 2015.

• Newbury J., Klee T., Stokes S. and Moran C. (2015) Early verbal working memory as a predictor of later language outcomes in toddlers. Denver, CO, USA: 2015 American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention (ASHA), 12-14 Nov 2015.

• Stokes S., Klee T., Newbury J. and Moran C. (2015) Relationships between phonological neighbourhood density at 26 months and expressive language scores at 26 and 45 months in a longitudinal study. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD 2015), 4-6 Jun 2015.

• Klee T., Newbury J., Moran C. and Stokes SF. (2014) Listening to parents: associations between parent concern and language measures in children with and without early language delay. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), 12-14 Jun 2014.

• Klee T., Stokes S., Reese E., Jørgensen R., Bleses D., Gavin W. and Wichitaksorn N. (2014) The KidsWords project: normative data on the early language development of children growing up in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: 2014 New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association Annual Conference (NZSTA), 9-11 Apr 2014.

• Klee T., Stokes SF., Rees E., Jorgensen R., Bleses D., Gavin WF. and Witchitaksorn N. (2014) The KidsWords Project: Factors Associated with the Early Language Development of Children Growing up in New Zealand. Amsterdam, Netherlands: International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL), 14-18 Jul 2014.

• Newbury J., Klee T., Stokes S. and Moran C. (2014) Early identification of language impairments: The role of working memory in language acquisition. Wellington, New Zealand: 2014 New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association Annual Conference (NZSTA), 9-11 Apr 2014.

• Newbury J., Klee T., Stokes SF. and Moran C. (2014) The Key Word Working Memory task: An experimental measure of verbal working memory for two year olds. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), 12-14 Jun 2014.

• Stokes SF. and Klee T. (2014) Phonological encoding and/or phonological short-term memory in toddlers: what most affects the expressive lexicon? Berlin, Germany: XIX Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies (ISIS), 3-5 Jul 2014.

• Stokes SF. and Klee T. (2014) Phonological neighborhood density and phonological short-term memory in toddlers: a test of two hypotheses. Amsterdam, Netherlands: International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL), 14-18 Jul 2014.

• Stokes SF., Klee T., Newbury J. and Moran C. (2014) Phonological Neighborhood Density and Vocabulary Growth in Late Talkers. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), 12-14 Jun 2014.

• Sultana A., Stokes SF., Klee T. and Fletcher P. (2014) Morphosyntactic Development of Bangla-speaking Preschool Children: Verb morphology. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), 12-14 Jun 2014.

• Klee T., Stokes SF., Reese E., Jørgensen RN. and Bleses D. (2013) The KidsWords Project: The early language development of children in New Zealand. Chicago, IL USA: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention (ASHA), 14-16 Nov 2013.

• Stokes SF. (2013) The impact of phonological neighborhood density on typical and atypical emerging lexicons. San Sebastian, Spain: Workshop on Infant Language Development (WILD), 20-22 Jun 2013.

• Stokes SF. (2013) The Impact of Word Form on Typical & Atypical Emerging Lexicon. Chicago, IL USA: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention, 14-16 Nov 2013.

• Timms L., Williams C. and Stokes SF. (2013) Otitis media, conductive hearing loss, and literacy skills of urban indigenous Australian school children: Evaluating the relationship. Gold Coast, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia Conference (SPA), 23-26 Jun 2013.

• Davies PL., Gavin WJ., Stokes SF. and Klee T. (2012) Auditory sensory memory and language development in 2 to 5 year olds. City University of New York, NY, USA: 6th Conference on Mismatch Negativity and its Clinical and Scientific Application (MMN), 1-4 May 2012.

• Ellis EM., Evans JL., Thal D., Elman J. and Stokes SF. (2012) Implicit word learning and verb knowledge in infants with typical and delayed language. Lyon, France: 3rd Early Language Acquisition Conference (ELA), 4-7 Dec 2012.

• Gavin WJ., Davies PL., Stokes SF. and Klee T. (2012) Measuring auditory sensory memory in 2 to 5 year old children with the time-saving oddball paradigm. City University of New York, NY, USA: 6th Conference on Mismatch Negativity and its Clinical and Scientific Application (MMN), 1-4 May 2012.

• Stokes SF. (2012) Learning in Emerging Lexicons: Crosslinguistic Evidence. Lyon, France: 3rd Early Language Acquisition Conference (ELA), 5-7 Dec 2012.

• Stokes SF. (2012) Toddlers' receptive and expressive lexicons differ on lexical statistical characteristics. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD 2012), 7-9 Jun 2012.

• dos Santos C., Kern S. and Stokes S. (2011) Frequency and Neighborhood Density Effects During First Word Acquisition in French. Montreal, Canada: 12th International Congress for the Study of Child Language (IASCL), 19-23 Jul 2011.

• Kern S., dos Santos C. and Stokes S. (2011) De l'invariant dans la variation: la fréquence et la densité de voisinage comme facteurs explicatifs (Invariance in variation: frequency and neighborhood density as explanatory factors). Paris, France: ADYLOC 2011, 7-9 Jun 2011.

• Stokes S., Kern S., Bleses D., dos Santos C., Basboll H. and Lambertsen C. (2011) Statistical bootstrapping in emerging lexicons: Late talkers do it differently. Montreal, Canada: 12th International Congress for the Study of Child Language (IASCL), 19-23 Jul 2011.

• Stokes SF. and Klee T. (2011) Verbal and Visual-spatial Short-term Memory in Preschool Children. Montreal, Canada: 12th International Congress for the Study of Child Language (IASCL), 19-23 Jul 2011.

• Ciccone N., Hennessey N. and Stokes SF. (2010) Community based early intervention for language delay: preliminary outcome data. Melbourne, Australia: Participation 2010: Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, 16-19 May 2010.

• Kern S., dos Santos C. and Stokes SF. (2010) Influence de la fréquence et de la densité de voisinage sur les mots produits par le jeune enfant français. Centre de Langues et Littérature a Lund, Sweden: Atelier sur l'influence de la fréquence dans l'input sure l'acquisition du français L1 et L2, 1 Sep 2010.

• Stokes SF., Kern S. and dos Santos C. (2010) Extended statistical learning as an account for slow vocabulary growth. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders 2010, 3-5 Jun 2010.

• Klee T. and Stokes SF. (2009) Diagnostic accuracy of a new nonword repetition test for differentiating late-talking and typically-developing children. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD 2009), 5-6 Jun 2009.

• Marks I. and Stokes SF. (2009) Narrative therapy for word finding difficulties: a case study using trend analysis. Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, 1-1 Jun 2009.

• Stokes SF. and Klee T. (2009) Diagnostic accuracy of nonword repetition in toddlers. Adelaide, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia: Advancing Speech Pathology Innovation Research and Excellence (ASPIRE), 17-21 May 2009.

• Stokes SF., Klee T., Cruickshank A. and Pleass J. (2009) Verbal and Visual-Spatial Short Term Memory in Preschool Children. New Orleans, LA, USA: American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention 2009, 19-21 Nov 2009.

• Klee T. and Stokes SF. (2007) Differences between late-talking and typically-developing toddlers on child, processing and lexical factors. Cork, Ireland: European Child Language Disorders Group, 12-14 Jul 2007.

• Masdottir T. and Stokes SF. (2006) Normal phonological development: Study of Icelandic. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Child Language Seminar 2006, 19-21 Jul 2006.

• Stokes SF. (2006) Phonological influences on lexical acquisition. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Child Language Seminar 2006, 19-21 Jul 2006.

• Wong AMY., Klee T., Stokes SF., Fletcher P. and Leonard LB. (2006) Differentiating Cantonese-speaking children with and without SLI: A validation study. University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA: Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders 2006 (SRCLD), 1-3 Jun 2006.

• Wong AMY., Klee T., Stokes SF., Fletcher P., Leonard LB. and Yung E. (2006) Differentiating Cantonese-speaking children with and without SLI: Further validation. Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK: Child Language Seminar 2006, 19-21 Jul 2006.

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