Theoretical Linguistics And Disordered Language

Author : Martin J. Ball
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317933373

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Theoretical Linguistics and Disordered Language (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) by Martin J. Ball Pdf

The rapid increase of interest in disordered speech and language among linguists over the past decade or so has resulted in many books of practical help to speech pathologists in terms of assessment and remediation. Little, however, has appeared to examine the theoretical implications of the interaction between these two fields. This book aims to fill this gap, by showing how speech pathology can inform linguistic theory and vice versa.

Author : Elisabetta Fava
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027275417

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Clinical Linguistics by Elisabetta Fava Pdf

This book covers different aspects of speech and language pathology and it offers a fairly comprehensive overview of the complexity and the emerging importance of the field, by identifying and re-examining, from different perspectives, a number of standard assumptions in clinical linguistics and in cognitive sciences. The papers encompass different issues in phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, discussed with respect to deafness, stuttering, child acquisition and impairments, SLI, William’s Syndrome deficit, fluent aphasia and agrammatism. The interdisciplinary complexity of the language/cognition interface is also explored by focusing on empirical data from different languages: Bantu, Catalan, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. The aim of this volume is to stress the growing importance of the theoretical and methodological linguistic tools developed in this area; to bring under scrutiny assumptions taken for granted in recent analyses, which may not be so obvious as they may seem; to investigate how even apparently minimal choices in the description of phenomena may affect the form and complexity of the language/cognition interface.

Author : Yonata Levy,Jeannette C. Schaeffer
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135642549

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Language Competence Across Populations by Yonata Levy,Jeannette C. Schaeffer Pdf

This unique, edited book bridges studies in language disorders and linguistic theory with timely contributions from leading scholars in language development. It presents an attempt to define Specific Language Impairment, relating it to children of normal and disordered language capabilities. The chapter presentations examine language development across a variety of populations of children, from those with Specific Language Impairment to second language learners. The contributors discuss criteria for the definition of SLI, compare and contrast SLI with profiles of children with other disorders and dialects, and offer a comprehensive look at the Whole Human Language, which ties together spoken and signed languages. Methodological concerns that affect the credibility and generalizability of the findings are discussed and controversies between opposing linguistic approaches to language acquisition are presented. The conceptual thread that gradually reveals itself as the chapters unfold is a theoretical issue of central importance to cognitive theory, as well as to our understanding of the biological correlates of language--it concerns the variability that linguistic competence can manifest in children under different biological conditions and life circumstances. Language Competence Across Populations: Toward a Definition of Specific Language Impairment is an essential volume for advanced students and scholars in linguistics and psychology who have an interest in language acquisition and language disorders, as well as for the clinical professionals dealing with children with language impairments.

Author : Paul Fletcher,Jon F. Miller
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027234744

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Developmental Theory and Language Disorders by Paul Fletcher,Jon F. Miller Pdf

The chapters in this volume arise from presentations at a unique conference on typical and atypical language development held in Madison, USA in 2002. This joint meeting of the International Association for the Study of Child Language, and the Symposium for Research in Child Language Disorders brought together – for the first time in such large numbers – researchers from these two distinct but related fields. The week-long schedule of the conference allowed for an in-depth interrogation of their theoretical positions, methodologies and findings. In the contributions to this volume we have put together a carefully selected set of papers which from various perspectives explore the linkage between developmental theory and language impairment, and at the same time illustrate the effects of distinct conditions – hearing loss, autism, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome and specific language impairment – on the communication abilities of affected individuals. An introductory chapter, and a detailed summary which picks up recurring themes in the chapters, complete the volume.

Author : Paul Fletcher,Jon F. Miller
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027294494

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Developmental Theory and Language Disorders by Paul Fletcher,Jon F. Miller Pdf

The chapters in this volume arise from presentations at a unique conference on typical and atypical language development held in Madison, USA in 2002. This joint meeting of the International Association for the Study of Child Language, and the Symposium for Research in Child Language Disorders brought together – for the first time in such large numbers – researchers from these two distinct but related fields. The week-long schedule of the conference allowed for an in-depth interrogation of their theoretical positions, methodologies and findings. In the contributions to this volume we have put together a carefully selected set of papers which from various perspectives explore the linkage between developmental theory and language impairment, and at the same time illustrate the effects of distinct conditions – hearing loss, autism, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome and specific language impairment – on the communication abilities of affected individuals. An introductory chapter, and a detailed summary which picks up recurring themes in the chapters, complete the volume.

Author : Weifeng Han
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781527559332

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First Language Bidialectism in Second Language Interface Acquisition by Weifeng Han Pdf

This book explores the relationship between language difference and disorder, with particular consideration of multidialectal L1 speakers learning English as an L2. It provides the reader with ready-to-use data on child L2 acquisition at the syntax-semantics interface, and offers both empirical and theoretical support for educational and clinical linguists in order to separate language differences from disorders. It provides researchers and students in applied and educational linguistics and speech-language pathology with a comprehensive understanding of L2 development in previously unidentified groups of bilingual-bidialectal children with different performance in the target language. Developmental linguists, applied linguists and speech-language pathologists will find accessible information on the role of L1 bidialectism in L2 acquisition, as well as valuable implications to language teaching and learning practices and speech-language pathology services in multilingual and multicultural contexts. This volume will be key reading for researchers interested in typical and atypical multilingual development and assessment in educational and clinical linguistics, cognitive sciences, and psychology. It will also appeal to both undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in conducting mixed-method research in language education, linguistics and health sciences.

Author : Various
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 15061 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136158322

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Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics by Various Pdf

Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics brings together as one set, mini-sets, or individual volumes, a series of previously out-of-print classics from a variety of academic imprints. With titles ranging from Applied Linguistics and Language Learning to Experimental Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics Today: International Perspectives, this set provides in one place a wealth of important reference sources from a wide range of authors expert in the field.

Author : Yonata Levy
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134776863

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Other Children, Other Languages by Yonata Levy Pdf

This volume investigates the implications of the study of populations other than educated, middle-class, normal children and languages other than English on a universal theory of language acquisition. Because the authors represent different theoretical orientations, their contributions permit the reader to appreciate the full spectrum of language acquisition research. Emphasis is placed on the principle ways in which data from pathology and from a variety of languages may affect universal statements. The contributors confront some of the major theoretical issues in acquisition.

Author : Charles Egerton Osgood,Thomas Albert Sebeok
Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UVA:X000820838

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Psycholinguistics by Charles Egerton Osgood,Thomas Albert Sebeok Pdf

Author : Li Wei,Vivian Cook
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441169600

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Contemporary Applied Linguistics Volume 2 by Li Wei,Vivian Cook Pdf

A comprehensive survey of the ways in which linguistics is being used by researchers in a wide-range of interdisciplinary areas.

Author : Hadumod Bussmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134630387

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Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics by Hadumod Bussmann Pdf

The Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics is a unique reference work for students and teachers of linguistics. The highly regarded second edition of the Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaft by Hadumod Bussmann has been specifically adapted by a team of over thirty specialist linguists to form the most comprehensive and up-to-date work of its kind in the English language. In over 2,500 entries, the Dictionary provides an exhaustive survey of the key terminology and languages of more than 30 subdisciplines of linguistics. With its term-based approach and emphasis on clear analysis, it complements perfectly Routledge's established range of reference material in the field of linguistics.

Author : Karen Dodd,Ruth Campbell,Linda Worralk
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470698556

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Evaluating Theories of Language by Karen Dodd,Ruth Campbell,Linda Worralk Pdf

One approach to the study of language has been to describe people whose ability to communicate is impaired. Some researchers have argued that it is possible to identify the component mental processes that contribute to the ability to communicate by describing the ways in which language can break down. Other researchers have expressed doubts about the extent to which data from impairment reflects normal language function. This volume reflects the problems of constructing theory of how the normal brain deals with language from data from impaired individuals from the perspective of a range of disciplines: psycholinguistics, linguistics, neurophysiology and speech-language pathology. The chapters include critiques of methodology; application of new technology; the study of bilingual people; and cross-linguistic studies. A range of language skills is discussed (phonology, prosody, syntax, semantics, reading and spelling) in the context of both developmental and acquired impairments (hearing loss, cerebellar dysarthria, sub-cortical aphasia, cortical aphasia, phonological disorder, and dyslexia). This book icludes contributions from researchers and clinicians on both sides of the Atlantic as well as from Australia and Hong Kong.

Author : Barbara Dodd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781118713334

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Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Children with Speech Disorder by Barbara Dodd Pdf

Paediatric speech and language therapists are challenged by diminished resources and increasingly complex caseloads. The new edition addresses their concerns. Norms for speech development are given, differentiating between the emergence of the ability to produce speech sounds (articulation) and typical developmental error patterns (phonology). The incidence of speech disorders is described for one UK service providing crucial information for service management. The efficacy of service provision is evaluated to show that differential diagnosis and treatment is effective for children with disordered speech. Exploration of that data provides implications for prioritising case loads. The relationship between speech and language disorders is examined in the context of clinical decisions about what to target in therapy. New chapters provide detailed intervention programmes for subgroups of speech disorder: delayed development, use of atypical error patterns, inconsistent errors and development verbal dyspraxia. The final section of the book deals with special populations: children with cognitive impairment, hearing and auditory processing difficulties. The needs of clinicians working with bilingual populations are discussed and ways of intervention described. The final chapter examines the relationship between spoken and written disorders of phonology.

Author : Britta Stolterfoht,Sam Featherston
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614510888

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Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory by Britta Stolterfoht,Sam Featherston Pdf

The mental representation of language cannot be directly observed but must be inferred and modelled from its effects at second hand. Linguists have traditionally responded to this in two ways, either going for a fairly data-light approach and valuing theoretical creativity, or pursuing just those goals for which data is available and trusting to data-driven descriptive work. More recently, advances in technology and experimental techniques have made data gathering easier and more accessible, so that a theoretically informed but empirically based approach is rapidly growing in popularity. This synthesis permits linguists to combine the intellectual hypothesis generation of the theoreticians with the ability to deliver hard answers of the empiricist. This volume is a collection of papers in this direction, using mostly experiment methods to yield insights into syntactic and semantic structures, language processing, and acquisition. Papers report corpus data, neurological investigations, child language studies, and fieldwork from minority languages.

Author : John Archibald
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317781288

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Phonological Acquisition and Phonological Theory by John Archibald Pdf

Much of the work currently conducted within the framework of Universal Grammar and language learnability focuses on the acquisition of syntax. However, the learnability issues are just as applicable to the domain of phonology. This volume is the first to gather research that assumes a sophisticated phonological framework and considers the implications of this framework for language acquisition -- both first and second. As such, this book truly deals with phonological acquisition rather than phonetic acquisition.