PSYC*3160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Intellectual Disability, Language Delay, Speech Disorder
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Language disorders can be classified according to domain (subtype) or etiology (cause). Individual may pronounce words with sounds omitted or distorted (e. g. , boo/blue). May have little awareness of the phonological structure of language. [impairs ability to identify sounds that make up a word] Problematic for reading development relationship between letters and sounds. Problems with morphology and syntax tend to co-occur. Not understanding word tenses (e. g. , hided instead of hid). How to contract auxiliary verbs (e. g. , is, are). How to make contracted verbs (e. g. , i"m waiting, we"re going, she"s going). Leaving out important grammatical markers (e. g. , a, an, the). Problems with proper use of pronouns (e. g. , her did it instead of she did it). Can"t learn new words or use new words when appropriate. Individual may not be able to make sense of stories, retell them in ways that make sense, or say things to which others can attach meaning.
