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Linguistic and Psychological Perspectives on Prolonged Periods of Silence in Dual-Language Learners
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Le Pichon, Emmanuelle; de Jonge, Maretha – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
In this paper, we present an examination of the literature on prolonged periods of silence in children from the perspective of two different scientific fields. The aim is to call attention to the inherent complexity of the factors that may be involved in the etiology of mutistic behavior during child development. Medical and linguistic literature…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Processing
The Use of Psychological State Words by Late Talkers at Ages 3, 4, and 5 Years
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Lee, Eliza Carlson; Rescorla, Leslie – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2008
The use of four types of psychological state words (physiological, emotional, desire, and cognitive) during mother-child play sessions at ages 3, 4, and 5 years was examined in 30 children diagnosed with delayed expressive language at 24-31 months and 15 age-matched comparison children with typical development. The children's mean length of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Social Development, Expressive Language, Matched Groups
The Perception and Processing of Information by Severely Dysfunctional Nonverbal Children: A Rationale for the Use of Manual Communication.
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Oxman, Joel; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1978
Motivational factors and unique characteristics of sign language systems are suggested as contributing to the ability of severely dysfunctional nonverbal children to make progress within a manual communication medium. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Development, Delayed Speech, Emotional Disturbances