Syntactic bootstrapping in children with specific language impairment

Author(s): Johnston, J.

Journal/Book: Eur J Disorder Commun. 1997; 32: 19B Compton Terrace, London, England N1 2UN. Whurr Publishers Ltd. 189-205.

Abstract: Syntactic bootstrapping was assessed in sir children with normally developing language (NL) and six children with specific language impairment (SLI), ages 6 and 8, respectively. Children earned normal range non-verbal les and were matched by raw scores on a test of sentence comprehension. They were asked to listen to sentences containing novel verbs and to act out the meanings with toys. The SLI children earned reliably lower scores, but their errors suggested processing limitations rather than deficits in syntactic representation.

Note: Article Johnston J, Univ British Columbia, Sch Audiol & Speech Sci, 5804 Fairview Ave, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, CANADA

Keyword(s): lexical development; specific language disorder; SPEECH-PERCEPTION; LINKING RULES; COMPREHENSION; TIME

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