COMDIS415 DLD Flashcards
Characteristics of developmental language disorders (DLD)
Domains: Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics
Understand the areas of language impairment
(form, content, use)
Form
Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax
How we are putting sounds and words together to make sentences
Phonology
Difficulty with phonological awareness
Detecting, segmenting, and blending phonemes/sounds together
Morphology and Syntax
Lower MLU indicating lower language proficiency
Syntactic structures are short and less complex; simplified language structures
An absent or reduce use of finiteness markers (irregular past tense, bound to verbs, copula verb, auxiliary verbs; a child with DLD may say she run instead of she is running)
Which language domains can be affected in individuals with Developmental Language Disorder? Select all that apply.
A. Phonology
B. Morphology
C. Syntax
D. Semantics
E. Pragmatics
Which of the following is true about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)?
Use of finiteness markers
Examples of clinical markers
Bound morphemes
eg. Beautiful - ly
Pretend - ed
ED IS THE EASIEST TO REMEMBER
Errors with mostly be omission
I see a movie yesterday
We going to the zoo tomorrow
Use of her for she and him for he
Her eat a cookie
Semantics
How we are putting words together to understand meaning and word combination
Difficulty comprehending complex sentences
Pragmatics
Language use in our environment/conversations and understanding the rules in social contexts
Because of their difficulty with structuring narratives, social communication may be difficult because they have weak vocabulary skills and word finding difficulty for story telling or describing things to their friends
Difficulty following conversations and often seen as immature to their friends
Friendships, self-management, assertion, and cooperation can be impaired
What is the cause of DLD
Unknown but genetic influence may play a role since it occurs in families
Maybe environmental factors
What is DLD an ‘invisible disability’
A lot of the kids are mislabeled as the problem children but it’s because of their underlying diagnosis that has yet to be identified
Why is DLD common, but hidden?
It presents so differently across individuals and there’s no one language complexity that is easily recognized
Impairments in Language content
Late start and slower vocabulary development
Verbs are more challenging than nouns
Rely heavily on G.A.P verbs (general all purpose) such as DO, GET, GO, HAVE, LOOK, PLAY, WANT, PUT, SEE
Overuse of indefinite words (SUCH AS THING, STUFF, THIS)
Restricted word knowledge
Word finding problems
Poor speed and accuracy of naming
