Leonard, Laurence B. creator text bibliography mau Cambridge, Mass The MIT Press c1998 1998 monographic eng

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viii, 339 p. ; 26 cm. 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. Laurence B. Leonard. "A Bradford book." Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-323) and index. Specific language impairment in children RJ496.L35 L46 1998 618.928 55 LEO 0262122065 (cloth : alk. paper) 96037594 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy051/96037594.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy051/96037594.html DLC 961112 20191122150241.0 1636218