Handbook of Child Language Disorders

Description

The acquisition of language is one of the most remarkable human achievements. When language acquisition fails to occur as expected, the impact can be far-reaching, affecting all aspects of the child’s life and the child’s family. Thus, research into the nature, causes, and remediation of children’s language disorders provides important insights into the nature of language acquisition and its underlying bases and leads to innovative clinical approaches to these disorders. This second edition of the Handbook of Child Language Disorders brings together a distinguished group of clinical and academic researchers who present novel perspectives on researching the nature of language disorders in children. The handbook is divided into five sections: Typology; Bases; Language Contexts; Deficits, Assessment, and Intervention; and Research Methods. Topics addressed include autism, specific language impairment, dyslexia, hearing impairment, and genetic syndromes and their deficits, along with introductions to genetics, speech production and perception, neurobiology, linguistics, cognitive science, and research methods. With its global context, this handbook also includes studies concerning children acquiring more than one language and variations within and across languages. Thoroughly revised, this edition offers state-of-the-art information in child language disorders together in a single volume for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students. It will also serve as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in speech-language pathology, audiology, special education, and neuropsychology, as well as for individuals interested in any aspect of language acquisition and its disorders. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 8 About the Editor......Page 11 Contributors......Page 12 Preface......Page 17 PART I Typology of Child Language Disorders......Page 20 1 Specific Language Impairment......Page 22 2 Language Disorders in Children with Intellectual Disability of Genetic Origin......Page 71 3 Autism Spectrum Disorders......Page 101 4 Hearing Loss......Page 128 5 Dyslexia......Page 149 PART II Bases of Child Language Disorders......Page 168 6 Linguistics in Child Language Disorders......Page 170 7 Neurobiology of Child Language Disorders......Page 203 8 Working Memory in Child Language Disorders......Page 232 9 Perception and Production in Child Language Disorders......Page 257 10 Genetics of Child Language Disorders......Page 273 11 Model-Based Approaches to Child Language Disorders......Page 293 PART III Language Contexts of Child Language Disorders......Page 314 12 Bilingualism and Child Language Disorders......Page 316 13 Cross-Linguistic Studies of Child Language Disorders......Page 347 14 African American English and Child Language Disorders......Page 364 PART IV Deficits, Assessment, and Intervention in Child Language Disorders......Page 382 15 Morphosyntax in Child Language Disorders......Page 384 16 Semantics in Child Language Disorders......Page 411 17 Syntax in Child Language Disorders......Page 435 18 Pragmatics and Social Communication in Child Language Disorders......Page 460 19 Reading and Writing in Child Language Disorders......Page 480 20 Processing Speed, Attention, and Perception in Child Language Disorders......Page 500 PART V Research Methods in Child Language Disorders......Page 518 21 Language Production Approaches to Child Language Disorders......Page 520 22 Language Comprehension Approaches to Child Language Disorders......Page 548 23 Translational and Implementation Research in Child Language Disorders......Page 580 24 Neuroscience Approaches to Child Language Disorders......Page 596 Author Index......Page 620 Subject Index......Page 662