Language and cognition in two children with Williams syndrome.
Language and cognition in two children with Williams syndrome.
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两名威廉姆斯综合征儿童的语言和认知。
DOI：
10.1044/jshr.3203.489
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发表时间：
1989
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通讯作者：
Bellugi,U
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作者：
Thal,D;Bates,E;Bellugi,U
本研究报告了两名处于单字语言习得阶段的Williams综合征儿童在语言、单手势检索、组合游戏和视觉空间认知方面的表现。威廉姆斯综合症儿童特别有趣，因为当他们长大（10-15岁）时，他们表现出一种不同寻常的能力，可能包括与其他认知方面相比优越的语言表现。本研究的两名儿童分别与处于语言习得单字阶段的正常儿童（平均年龄14.8个月）、处于语言习得单字阶段的儿童（平均年龄6-18个月）和年龄较大的正常儿童（平均年龄23.5个月）进行比较。结果与年龄较大的威廉姆斯综合症儿童表现出的不寻常的认知特征相一致。我们讨论了这种概况包含超出语言本身边界的机制的可能性。
In this study, aspects of language, single-gesture retrieval, combinatorial play, and visual-spatial cognition are reported in two children with Williams syndrome who were in the single-word stage of language acquisition. Williams syndrome children are of particular interest because, when older (10–15 years), they display an unusual profile of abilities that may include superior linguistic performance compared with other aspects of cognition. The two children in the present study are compared to a group of normal children in the single-word stage of language acquisition with a mean age of 14.8 months, a group of single-word stage children who are 6–18 months delayed, and a group of older normal children with a mean age of 23.5 months. Results are compatible with the unusual cognitive profile displayed by older Williams syndrome children. We discuss the possibility that this profile involves mechanisms that extend beyond the boundaries of language proper.