Children with specific language impairment /
Leonard, Laurence B.
Children with specific language impairment / Laurence B. Leonard. - Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, c1998. - viii, 339 p. ; 26 cm. - Language, speech, and communication .
"A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-323) and index.
Part 1 Foundations: introduction; characterizing the language deficit - basic concepts. Part 2 Describing the data - linguistic and nonlinguistic findings: the language characteristics of SLI - a detailed look at English; SLI across languages; evidence from nonlinguistic cognitive tasks; auditory processing and speech perception. Part 3 Nature and nurture: the genetics and neurobiology of SLI; the linguistic and communicative environment. Part 4 Clinical issues: problems of differential diagnosis; the nature and efficiency of treatment. Part 5 SLI as a deficit in linguistic knowledge; SLI as a limitation in general processing capacity; SLI as a processing deficit in specific mechanisms. Part 6 Conclusions: why study SLI revisited.
0262122065 (cloth : alk. paper)
96037594
Specific language impairment in children.
RJ496.L35 / L46 1998
618.928 55 LEO
Children with specific language impairment / Laurence B. Leonard. - Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, c1998. - viii, 339 p. ; 26 cm. - Language, speech, and communication .
"A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-323) and index.
Part 1 Foundations: introduction; characterizing the language deficit - basic concepts. Part 2 Describing the data - linguistic and nonlinguistic findings: the language characteristics of SLI - a detailed look at English; SLI across languages; evidence from nonlinguistic cognitive tasks; auditory processing and speech perception. Part 3 Nature and nurture: the genetics and neurobiology of SLI; the linguistic and communicative environment. Part 4 Clinical issues: problems of differential diagnosis; the nature and efficiency of treatment. Part 5 SLI as a deficit in linguistic knowledge; SLI as a limitation in general processing capacity; SLI as a processing deficit in specific mechanisms. Part 6 Conclusions: why study SLI revisited.
0262122065 (cloth : alk. paper)
96037594
Specific language impairment in children.
RJ496.L35 / L46 1998
618.928 55 LEO