Lexical-semantic immaturities manifesting as grammatical disorders: Evidence from a child language sample

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Mok, Zaneta Wei Yan and Kipka, Peter F.. (2009). Lexical-semantic immaturities manifesting as grammatical disorders: Evidence from a child language sample. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. 23(11), pp. 808 - 824. https://doi.org/10.3109/02699200903242970
AuthorsMok, Zaneta Wei Yan and Kipka, Peter F.
Abstract

Given the growing evidence of the integral role that semantic development plays in normal child syntactic acquisition, it is very likely that lexical-semantic deficits can have ramifications for a child's grammar. This paper illustrates how semantics and syntax interact in a case study of a child, 5;3 years, with apparent grammatical deficits. Using concepts from Principles and Parameters Theory, a language sample analysis revealed that what appeared to be purely grammatical deficits arose via underlying lexical-semantic mechanisms. Language sample analyses to adequately guide intervention planning may thus need to move beyond superficial surface structures and utilize linguistic frameworks capable of addressing the interaction among language-internal components.

Keywordslanguage sample analysis; semantics-syntax interaction; language disorder; child language
Year2009
JournalClinical Linguistics & Phonetics
Journal citation23 (11), pp. 808 - 824
PublisherInforma Healthcare
ISSN0269-9206
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3109/02699200903242970
Page range808 - 824
Research GroupSchool of Allied Health
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Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
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