Children with specific language impairment / Laurence B. Leonard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leonard, Laurence B., author.

Series:

Language, speech, and communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Specific language impairment in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (491 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The first edition of this work established Children with Specific Language Impairment as the landmark reference on this condition, considering not only the disorder's history, possible origins, and treatment but also what SLI might tell us about language organization and development in general. This second edition offers a complete update of the earlier volume. Much of the second edition is completely new, reflecting findings and interpretations based on the hundreds of studies that have appeared since the publication of the first edition in 1997. Topics include linguistic details (descriptive and theoretical), word and sentence processing findings, genetics, neurobiology, treatment, and comparisons to such conditions as autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and dyslexia. The book covers SLI in children who speak a wide range of languages, and, although the emphasis is on children, it also includes studies of adults who were diagnosed with SLI as children or are the parents of children with SLI."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Part I Foundations

1 Introduction

2 Characterizing the Language Deficit: Basic Concepts

Part II Describing the Data: Linguistic and Nonlinguistic Findings

3 The Language Characteristics of SLI: A Detailed Look at English

4 SLI across Languages

5 Exploring the Boundaries of SLI

Part III Nature and Nurture

6 The Genetics of SLI

7 The Neurobiology of SLI

8 The Linguistic and Communicative Environment

Part IV Theoretical Issues

9 SLI as a Deficit in Linguistic Knowledge

10 Processing Limitations and SLI

11 SLI as a Deficit in Specific Mechanisms

12 Grammatical Deficits in SLI and the Role of Input

Part V Clinical Issues

13 The Nature and Efficacy of Treatment

Part VI Conclusions

14 Why Study SLI Revisited

References

Name Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-53540-8

0-262-32403-2

0-262-32402-4

OCLC:

883167911