Verb use by individuals with Down Syndrome.
By: Hesketh,Linda J. and Chapman, Robin S.
Series: American Journal on Mental Retardation 103 (3) November 1998: 288-304.Publisher: 1998Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): SPEECH DEVELOPMENT
| DOWN SYNDROMESummary: Production of grammatical and lexical verbs in narratives from 29 individuals with Downs Syndrome and 29 typically developing control subjects matched on lingustic level was examined. We addressed recent theories proposing that verbs are central to syntactic development. Consistent with predictions form child talk model (Chapman et.al., 1992), the individuals with Down Syndrome produced fewer lexical or grammatical verbs per utterance compared to the control group but produced a greater diversity of lexical verbs. The findings suggest that the well-documented syntactic deficits evidenced by individuals with Down Syndrome may reflect difficultly in accessing verbs when constructing utterances. This difficultly may stem from deficits in aditory short term memory. [AJ]Summary: 1/12/1998
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Production of grammatical and lexical verbs in narratives from 29 individuals with Downs Syndrome and 29 typically developing control subjects matched on lingustic level was examined. We addressed recent theories proposing that verbs are central to syntactic development. Consistent with predictions form child talk model (Chapman et.al., 1992), the individuals with Down Syndrome produced fewer lexical or grammatical verbs per utterance compared to the control group but produced a greater diversity of lexical verbs. The findings suggest that the well-documented syntactic deficits evidenced by individuals with Down Syndrome may reflect difficultly in accessing verbs when constructing utterances. This difficultly may stem from deficits in aditory short term memory. [AJ]
1/12/1998
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