Factors Which Affect Language

Question 1

What extrinsic factors affect language development?

Answer 1

There are 4 . Language environment, social disadvantage, family structure and emotional deprecation and neglect.

Question 2

What intrinsic factors affect language development?

Answer 2

There are 8 . Genetic makeup, neurological maturation, physical abilities,cognitive development, senses, birth weight, gender, idiopathic disorders

Question 3

How does genetic makeup affect language development?

Answer 3

Genetics can cause:
Fragile x - nearly all people with fragile x will have autism
Down’s syndrome - is genetic, will cause delayed development and vocab will grow slower as will grammatical understanding. They will also have difficulty producing words?May also have autism.
FoxP2 - associated with stammering
Cntnap2- associated with autism

Question 4

How can physical abilities affect language development?

Answer 4

Craniofacial difficulties (cleft palate, apert syndrome, digeorge syndrome) . Alter vocal tract so babies cannot mimic speech, or produce certain speech sounds.
Mobility difficulties (spino bifida, muscular dystrophies, cerebral palsy).
May affect play and interaction opportunities

Question 5

How does neurological maturation affect language development ?

Answer 5

Seizures (epilepsy)
Focal brain lesions (trauma, infection, bleeding, cerebral palsy)
Affects speech and language areas of the brain.

Question 6

How do the senses affect language development.

Answer 6

Congenital hearing loss. Causes delay of the receptive and expressive language learning, sentence structure, language problems affect academic achievement,
Temporary hearing loss
Vision loss, limited access to the environment and feedback. Reduced integration of information

Question 7

How does birth weight affect language development?

Answer 7

Low and very low birth weight causes development to be slower, which will have a knock on effect on language learning

Question 8

How does gender affect language learning?

Answer 8

Boys and girls develop at different rates

Question 9

How do idiopathic disorders affect language development?

Answer 9

Disorders such as autism affect communication and pragmatic development

Question 10

How does the language enviroment affect language development ?

Answer 10

Infant directed speech - holds a child’s attention and guids language learning
Parent- child interactions - learning cause and effect (ressponsivenes), type of language used, parent illness
Opportunities for language learning
Play environment
Parental mental health

Question 11

How does Social disadvantage affect language development?

Answer 11

Low soci-economic status is associated with language delay.

Question 12

How does family structure affect language development ?

Answer 12

First burns may have a slight advantage because they have a richer language environment , Twins have a slower language development ( lower birth weight )

Question 13

How does emotional deprivation and neglect affect language ?

Answer 13

Secure emotional and social environment fosters interactions, provides a safe context for a child to experiment with language
Self esteem can affect functional communication