Developmental language disorders: cognitive processes, semantics, pragmatics, phonology, and syntax.

摘要: Five areas of research concerned with language acquisition— cognitive processes, semantics, pragmatics, phonology, and syntax— are reviewed in terms their contribution to understanding disorders. Two views processes discussed. One these, emphasizing mechanisms such as short-term memory, is seen providing possible explanations for some types deficits. The other, a concern conceptual knowledge, subjected critical analysis questioning how complete an explanation it able offer aspects acquisition. Problems definition also discussed when semantic considered. the pragmatic component particular disorder autistic children. importance focusing on phonology central grammatical process linked dyslexia spelling Finally, argued that acquisition syntactic structure not yet understood. Impairments hierarchical planning order deficit may affect ability lead disordered language, found developmentally aphasic It concluded important study all five title, interrelationships, if various disorders be adequately