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Tutorial: An Introduction to Syntax.
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Shapiro, Lewis P. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1997
This paper describes various aspects of syntactic theory, including lexical, functional, and phrasal categories and how they are put together in clauses and sentences, how words are represented in the mental lexicon, and how noun phrases are assigned structural and semantic information. Language acquisition and the treatment of language disorders…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Phrase Structure
Addressing Communication Needs of Young Adults with Autism in a College-Based Inclusion Program
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Alpern, Carol S.; Zager, Dianne – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2007
This article provides a review of the literature regarding changing communication profiles of individuals with autism as they reach adolescence and young adulthood. The impact of these language patterns on social and vocational functioning is addressed. Guidelines for assessment, goal development, and intervention are presented through a…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Autism, Goal Orientation, Young Adults
Recent Advances in Phonological Theory and Treatment: Part II. Epilogue.
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Barlow, Jessica A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2002
This concluding article of an issue focused on the interaction of phonology with other aspects of language and language learning discusses findings that indicate the importance of considering these aspects when devising remediation strategies for a single domain. The need for future research is emphasized. (Contains 7 references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Etiology, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments
Language Learning and Use by African American Children.
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Battle, Dolores E. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
This article reviews recent investigations of the development of phonology, morphology, semantics, and pragmatics in the development of speech and language by African American children. Clinical implications are offered to aid the distinction between normal language development using features of African American English and language disorders.…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Youth, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
Whole-Word Phonology and Templates: Trap, Bootstrap, or Some of Each?
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Velleman, Shelley L.; Vihman, Marilyn M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2002
Cognitive mechanisms that may account for the phenomena of whole-word phonology and phonological templates in children are described and strategies for identifying whole-word phonological patterns in normal and disordered phonologies are proposed. Intervention strategies that draw on these same mechanisms as a way to overcome their inappropriate…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education
The Lexicon and Phonology: Interactions in Language Acquisition.
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Storkel, Holly L.; Morrisette, Michele L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2002
This article highlights the link between lexical and phonological acquisition by considering learning by children beyond the 50-word stage and by applying cognitive models of spoken word processing to development. The effects of lexical and phonological variables on perception, production, and learning are discussed in the context of a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education