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Specific Language Impairment
Current trends in research
This volume is dedicated to the field of Specific Language Impairment (SLI), addressing important research questions, including: the interrelation of genetic and cognitive profiles of individuals with SLI; the comorbidity issue and clinical boundaries between SLI and other developmental disorders; cross-linguistic manifestations of SLI; and theory-motivated therapy approaches to individuals with SLI. This volume brings together researchers with different scientific backgrounds and research disciplines, challenging current points of view and offering new perspectives on issues of SLI and developmental disorders.
[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 58] 2015. ix, 327 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 27 July 2015
Published online on 27 July 2015
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
- List of contributors | pp. vii–x
- IntroductionStavroula Stavrakaki | pp. 1–6
- The Genetics of Specific Language Impairment (SLI)Ron Nudel, Fabiola Ceroni, Nuala Simpson and Dianne Newbury | pp. 7–34
- Language disorders in children with Developmental DyslexiaMaria Teresa Guasti, Chiara Branchini, Mirta Vernice, Lina Barbieri and Fabrizio Arosio | pp. 35–56
- Is there an overlap between Specific Language Impairment and Developmental Dyslexia? New insights from FrenchIoanna Talli, Liliane Sprenger-Charolles and Stavroula Stavrakaki | pp. 57–88
- Comparing SLI and dyslexia: developmental language profiles and reading outcomesFrank Wijnen, Elise de Bree, Petra M. van Alphen, Jan de Jong and Aryan van der Leij | pp. 89–112
- Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is not specific enough: Sub-types of SLI and their implications for the theory of the disorderRama Novogrodsky | pp. 113–124
- Memory profiles of children with SLIEdith L. Bavin | pp. 125–144
- The relationship between SLI in English and Modern Greek: Insights from computational models of language acquisitionThemis Karaminis and Michael Thomas | pp. 145–174
- Null Subjects in Monolingual and Bilingual, Typical and Atypical Development: an exploratory studyJoão Costa and Fernanda Pratas | pp. 175–190
- Quantification in Catalan SLIAnna Gavarró and Anna Lite | pp. 191–214
- Specific Language Impairment in German ChildrenCornelia Hamann | pp. 215–252
- The acquisition of past tense by Greek-speaking children with Specific Language Impairment: The role of phonological saliency, regularity, and frequencySpyridoula Varlokosta and Michaela Nerantzini | pp. 253–286
- Theory Motivated Therapy Studies of SLILisa Archibald | pp. 287–318
- Index | pp. 319–327
“This volume addresses key issues regarding specific language impairment (SLI) from a multi-disciplinary as well as multi-linguistic perspective. A must read for those interested in understanding the interactions between, genetics, cognitive and linguistic factors in the characterisation of SLI, its association with other developmental disorders such as dyslexia and ADHD and how this information can move the field towards theory-driven intervention.”
Gina Conti-Ramsden, The University of Manchester
“I have recommended Specific Language Impairment: Current trends in research for our speech-language pathology students at the University of Tours (and I rarely recommend books that are not in French); this book will also definitely be useful to linguistics graduate students, as well as to all colleagues in the field of psycholinguistics. What I believe to be so useful is the scope of the issues which are addressed, both theoretical and clinical, and I particularly liked the up-to-date coverage (in terms of both literature reviews and reports of important new results) of "interface" pathologies with SLI. This volume is a significant contribution, a veritable showcase of current knowledge on the condition we call specific language impairment.”
Laurie Tuller, University of Tours
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