Developmental theory and language disorders
By: edited by Paul Fletcher, Jon F. Miller.
Contributors: Fletcher, Paul, 1943-; Miller, Jon F.
Series: Trends in language acquisition research,; v. 4
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Language acquisition.; Language disorders.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-199) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Developmental theory and language disorders : background issues / Jon Miller and Paul Fletcher; title: Constraints on language development : insights from developmental disorders / Michael S.C. Thomas; title: Constructions and language development : implications for language impairment / Paul Fletcher, Stephanie Stokes, and Anita Wong; title: Language development in Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome : current research and implications for theory and practice / Leonard Abbeduto and Robin S. Chapman; title: The role of language and communication impairments within autism / Morten Ann Gernsbacher, Heather M. Geye, and Ellis Weismer; title: Language acquisition in children with a cochlear implant / Karen Schauwers, Steven Gilles, and Paul Govaerts; title: Critical periods in the acquisition of lexical skills : evidence from deaf individuals / Amy R. Lederberg and Patricia E. Spencer; title: Developmental theory and language disorders : a thematic summary / Michael Garman, Deborah James, and Vesna Stojanovik.