Child Language Disability: Semantic and Pragmatic Difficulties

Rising recognition of semantic and pragmatic disabilities in children with specific language impairment has created a demand for a satisfactory framework and suitable methods for assessment and remediation. Work in tackling these problems is at an early stage. This book reports on progress in research and practice in a form accessible to professionals from a variety of backgrounds.

List of contents

Semantic and pragmatic difficulties or semantic-pragmatic syndrome - some explanations, Kay Mogford-Bevan and Jane Sadler; is there such a thing as conversational disability? Michael F.McTear; teaching vocabulary - the case for a semantic curriculum, David Crystal; how can we study pragmatic disabilities? Gina Conti-Ramsden; analysis of language-impaired children's conversation, Catherine Adams; a teacher's and a speech therapist's approach to management, Susan Hyde-Wright and Barbara Clay.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kay Mogford-Bevan (Editor), Jane Sadler (Editor)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 217 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 163 g
• Series: Bera Dialogues; Bera Dialogues
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies