Leonard, Laurence B. <br/><br/>
Children with specific language impairment / 
Laurence B. Leonard. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  The MIT Press,  c1998. 
 - viii, 339 p. ;  26 cm. 
 - Language, speech, and communication .
<br/><br/> "A Bradford book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-323) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0262122065 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96037594  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Specific language impairment in children.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RJ496.L35  / L46 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>618.928 55 LEO