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Record Nr.

UNINA9910574094903321

Autore

Goodluck Helen

Titolo

Complex Syntax in the Language of Persons with Down Syndrome / / by Helen Goodluck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9783030964405

9783030964399

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Linguistics, , 2197-0017

Disciplina

408.74

Soggetti

Psycholinguistics

Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax

Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Lingusitics

Syntax

Síndrome de Down

Persones amb discapacitat mental

Sintaxi

Psicolingüística

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The comprehension of ten syntactic structures by typically developing children -- Chapter 3: The comprehension of the ten syntactic structures by persons with Down Syndrome -- Chapter 4: Production data -- Chapter 5: Follow-up comprehension tests -- Chapter 6: Delayed but not deviant: A challenge -- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the language abilities of persons with Down Syndrome who are able to read. The text defends the ‘delayed but not deviant view’ of linguistic abilities by examining a range of syntactic phenomena that develop at different points for typically developing children, and for which a similar overall pattern is found for persons with Down Syndrome. The volume also defends the ‘delayed but not deviant view’ against challenges arising from studies of the



comprehension of definite pronouns. The study fits within a picture of linguistic abilities that is modular: skills with language do not emerge from other cognitive functions. It is an important source of information for readers in the departments of linguistics, speech and language therapy, and cognitive science.