Specific Language Impairment (SLI) has been explained by two broad classes of
hypotheses, which posit either a deficit specific to grammar, or a non-linguistic processing …

The central focus of this text is language development as a field of basic research, but
applied issues are also considered. Chapter 1 provides an overview and history of the field …

Purpose In this study, the authors examined (a) whether children with specific language
impairment (SLI) can implicitly compute the probabilities of adjacent sound sequences,(b) if …

Studies indicate that language impairment that cannot be accounted for by factors such as
below‐average non‐verbal ability, hearing impairment, behaviour or emotional problems, or …

This chapter evaluates a theory of learnability based on differences in the interpretability
status of formal features. It presents the basic assumptions on which the hypothesis of the …

Bilingualism is often considered an inappropriate developmental choice for children with
specific language impairment (SLI) because, according to a widespread belief, these …

Measures of sentence recall and past tense marking were used to examine the similarities
and differences between children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) …

In this study, we tested the predictions of 2 opposing perspectives on the nature of the deficit
in specific language impairment (SLI): the domain-general, cognitive/perceptual processing …

The prior quote is from a recent issue of Science with a special section on the topic of
developmental timing. The temporal events that guide development are key parts of the …

Recent studies on specific language impairment (SLI) have suggested that language deficits
are directly associated with poor procedural learning abilities. Findings from our previous …