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Boyd H. Davis; Meredith Troutman-Jordan; Margaret Maclagan – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: This study reports on new contexts in which formulaic language has been used in the years since 2013 when the last synthesis was carried out. The background presents an old but still useful definition and lists themes under which research was arranged in 2013 and which continue to be used. Aims: This study has a particular emphasis on…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Language Variation, Computational Linguistics, Pragmatics
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Marisa G. Filipe; Cátia Severino; Marina Vigário; Sónia Frota – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: As delays or disorders in early language and communication are the most prevalent symptom in children with disabilities, early screening is crucial to promote prevention, early diagnosis, and intervention. However, to the best of our knowledge, no screening tool is available for the joint assessment of early language and social…
Descriptors: Portuguese, Infants, Toddlers, Check Lists
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Chen Zhao; Ludovica Serratrice; Elena Lieven; Circle Steele; Nivedita Malik; Yi An; Emily Hayden; Jo Neumegen; Thea Cameron-Faulkner – First Language, 2024
Language development can be framed as the process of learning how to mean (Halliday, 1975). From this perspective, the role of communicative function is central to the language-learning process with development being guided by interaction with experienced others. In the current study, we present a detailed analysis of the communicative functions…
Descriptors: Infants, Language Acquisition, Child Development, Socialization