Beyond pragmatics: Morphosyntactic development in autism
Beyond pragmatics: Morphosyntactic development in autism
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-006-0239-2
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发表时间：
2007-07-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Dadlani, Mamta B.
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作者：
Eigsti, Inge-Marie;Bennetto, Loisa;Dadlani, Mamta B.
自闭症的语言习得研究传统上集中在高层次的语用缺陷。很少有研究检查自闭症的语法能力，结果好坏参半。本研究通过对5岁自闭症言语儿童的句法和更高层次的话语能力进行详细调查，解决了文献中的这一空白。研究结果表明，明确的语言困难，超出了预期的基础上发展水平，具体而言，句法延迟，话语管理和无意义的单词（行话）的生产增加的障碍。本研究表明一个高度具体的语言障碍模式，重要的是，句法延迟，在一组自闭症儿童仔细匹配的词汇水平和非语言的心理年龄与儿童发育迟缓和典型的发展。
Language acquisition research in autism has traditionally focused on high-level pragmatic deficits. Few studies have examined grammatical abilities in autism, with mixed findings. The present study addresses this gap in the literature by providing a detailed investigation of syntactic and higher-level discourse abilities in verbal children with autism, age 5 years. Findings indicate clear language difficulties that go beyond what would be expected based on developmental level; specifically, syntactic delays, impairments in discourse management and increased production of non-meaningful words (jargon). The present study indicates a highly specific pattern of language impairments, and importantly, syntactic delays, in a group of children with autism carefully matched on lexical level and non-verbal mental age with children with developmental delays and typical development.