Development Of Language Behavior Research Articles

The development of morphosyntactic ability in atypical populations: The acquisition of tag questions in children with early focal lesions and children with specific-language impairment

We examined the development of some features of morphosyntactic ability, specifically the acquisition of auxiliaries and use of agreement marking, along with sentence processing capacity. We used a conceptually simple task called the Tags Question Task, which is a method for evaluating a number of language processes in the production of a commonly used, familiar linguistic device. We compared the performance of children with early focal lesions ( N=21), children with specific-language impairment ( N=24), and typically developing children ( N=24) matched in age and nonverbal ability; additional analyses involved comparisons of children matched on performance level. The data converge to support a “delayed” development of language behavior in our clinical groups, as overall patterns of performance and age-related changes on individual tag features and tag questions were strikingly similar in all three groups across a number of methods of comparison. Implications for theories of the development of brain–language relationships as they pertain to early focal brain damage, specific-language impairment, and the language acquisition process in typically developing children are discussed.

Language Acquisition by Mentally Impaired Individuals as a Function of Chronological Age

The critical period hypothesis of language development implies that mentally impaired persons beyond the age range of 11 to 14 years will reveal little or no further development of language behavior. The results of the present study, using mentally impaired children with CAs ≤ 11 years and ≥ 16 years, did not support this critical period hypothesis.

Development of language behavior in an autistic child.

No AccessJournal of Speech and Hearing DisordersClinical Report1 Feb 1967Development of Language Behavior in an Autistic Child Robert E. Schell, Joel Stark and Jane J. Giddan Robert E. Schell Psychology Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Google Scholar More articles by this author , Joel Stark Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California Google Scholar More articles by this author and Jane J. Giddan Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.1044/jshd.3201.51 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Additional Resources FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By Topics in Language Disorders30:1 (15-21)1 Jan 2010Thirty Years Before Topics in Language DisordersJoel Stark M. M. Konstantareas (1986) Manual Language: Its Relevance to Communication Acquisition in Autistic Children Themes in Motor Development10.1007/978-94-009-4462-6_9 Australian Journal of Human Communication Disorders13:2 (77-97)1 Dec 1985Review of Evidence on the Relevance of Sign Language in the Early Communication Training of Autistic ChildrenM.M. Konstantareas Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology12:2 (209-226)1 Jun 1984Imitation and social responsiveness in autistic childrenGeraldine Dawson and Alexandra Adams Perceptual and Motor Skills51:3_suppl2 (1203-1214)1 Dec 1980Relationship of Reinforcement by Student Clinicians and Peers to Accuracy of Imitated Grammatical Constructions during Language TrainingPhilip Friedman, Karen P. Alster and Juanita Y. Reaves Journal of Communication Disorders12:6 (447-460)1 Nov 1979Establishing functional language in an autistic child: A cooperative approachKay W. Coppage and Michael C. Veal Behavioral Disorders4:1 (36-47)1 Nov 1978Teaching Language to the Severely Behaviorally Handicapped: A Review of ProceduresWilliam Stainback and Susan Stainback Karen D. Kirkland and Mark H. Thelen (1977) Uses of Modeling in Child Treatment Advances in Clinical Child Psychology10.1007/978-1-4613-9799-1_8 Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia7:3 (231-242)1 Sep 1977Competency-based training for severely behaviorally handicapped children and their parentsStan L. O'Dell, Lois J. Blackwell, Stephen W. Larcen and James L. Hogan Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia6:1 (43-51)1 Mar 1976Acquisition of American Sign Language by a noncommunicating autistic childRobert L. Fulwiler and Roger S. Fouts Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry4:4 (389-393)1 Dec 1973Developing verbal imitative behavior in a profoundly retarded girlRobert A. Butz and Joseph E. Hasazi Journal of Communication Disorders6:2 (88-92)1 Jan 1973The use of consequences in speech pathology: Incentive and feedback functionsRobert H. Brookshire Journal of Chronic Diseases25:1 (21-31)1 Jan 1972The development of behavior therapy with autistic children: A reviewJeffrey Geller Journal of Communication Disorders5:2 (183-194)1 Jan 1972Language training for the autistic child using operant conditioning proceduresJoel Stark Psychiatric Annals2:1 (45-61)1 Jan 1972speech and language disordersFrederic L Darley Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia1:3 (337-349)1 Sep 1971Relative effectiveness of operant conditioning and play therapy in childhood schizophreniaPhilip G. Ney, Audrey E. Palvesky and John Markely TEACHING Exceptional Children4:1 (10-17)1 Sep 1971Nonverbal Messages—A Means to VerbalizationJudith Bloch The Journal of Special Education3:3 (285-293)1 Oct 1969Speech Therapy and Behavior Modification: A ConspectusAdeline E. Weiner Behaviour Research and Therapy6:3 (263-280)1 Aug 1968Mediated language acquisition for dysphasic childrenB.B. Gray and L. Fygetakis The Journal of Special Education2:4 (439-454)1 Oct 1968Training Parents of a Young Child with Profound Behavior Deficits to be Teacher-TherapistsRobert E. Schell and William P. Adams American Journal of Orthopsychiatry40:4 (665-671)1 Jul 1970The schooling of autistic children: Preliminary findings.Werner I. Halpern Volume 32Issue 1February 1967Pages: 51-64 Get Permissions Add to your Mendeley library History Published in issue: Feb 1, 1967PubMed ID: 6017926 Metrics Topicsasha-topicsasha-article-typesCopyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1967 American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationPDF DownloadLoading ...