Chapter 1 Flashcards
what is the definition of a language disorder?
impairment in comprehension and/or use of spoken, written and/or symbol system.
A language disorder may involve all of any combination of what 3 areas?
Form
Content
Function
How does ASHA define DLD?
"An impairment in comprehension an/or spoke, written and/or symbol system. It may involve: 1. form of language 2. content of language 3. function of language in any combination"
what is a naturalistic perspective?
when an impairment is characterized as a deviation from average abilities.
What is a normative perspective?
this is dependent on society values and expectations concerning behaviors.
Who felt that kids with poor language and understanding did not mean they had ID (intellectual disorders)?
Gall
What neurologists believed that brain and language behaviors are linked?
Broca
Wernicke
What neurologist is thought of as the father of modern practice of child language disorders?
Orton
Who is known for distinguishing 2 types of language problems associated with aphasia? What are the 2 types?
McGinnis
expressive and receptive
What is Chomsky known for?
theory of transformational grammar
Why do we use these separate terms: speech, language and communication?
They are all separate areas of concern, although impairments in one area may affect the other.
What are 3 major aspects of language?
- Form
- Content
- Use
What does “Form” refer to?
syntax, morphology, phonology
What does “content” refer to?
semantics
What does “use” refer to when talking about aspects of language?
pragmatics
Describe characteristics of DLD when ‘form’ is affected (7)
- Omitting morphosyntactics
- Problems producing “wh” questions
- Poor understanding of passive constructions (“the boys was kissed by the girl”)
- Poor understanding of embedded clauses
- Poor understanding of pronomial references
- Poor understanding of locatives
- poor understanding of datives
What are the weak areas for someone when phonology is affected with DLD?
- discrimination
- categorizing sounds
- production
- sequencing
When “content” is affected with DLD what are some characteristics that can be seen?
- slow to learn new words
- require more exposure in order to retain
- naming errors ( “scissors” instead of “knife”)
- homophones