Verbal functional categories in the speech of a Turkish speaking child with autism
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N. Evra Günhan
Abstract
Language impairment is considered to be one of the most definitive features of autism. Yet, similar to other capabilities of this population, the language use shows great variability. In an attempt to have a better understanding of how this linguistic impairment is manifested in the Turkish-speaking population, the present case study investigates particular syntactic abilities of a seven-year-old Turkish-speaking child with autism. Spontaneous speech samples of the participant were collected at a single session and analyzed to see whether there were any diversions from the normal language acquisition patterns. The results suggest that the participant differs from his normally developing peers with respect to his syntactic development, in particular his production of verbal functional categories.
Abstract
Language impairment is considered to be one of the most definitive features of autism. Yet, similar to other capabilities of this population, the language use shows great variability. In an attempt to have a better understanding of how this linguistic impairment is manifested in the Turkish-speaking population, the present case study investigates particular syntactic abilities of a seven-year-old Turkish-speaking child with autism. Spontaneous speech samples of the participant were collected at a single session and analyzed to see whether there were any diversions from the normal language acquisition patterns. The results suggest that the participant differs from his normally developing peers with respect to his syntactic development, in particular his production of verbal functional categories.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Acquisition/processing of morphology, syntax and semantics
- Sensitivity of Turkish infants to vowel harmony 29
- Turkish children’s early vocabulary 57
- Acquisition of canonical and non-canonical word orders in L1 Turkish 79
- What does online parsing in Turkish-speaking children reveal about grammar? 99
- Acquisition of scope relations by Turkish-English bilingual children 119
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Part II. Discourse
- Children’s referential choices in Turkish 153
- Learning to think, talk, and gesture about motion in language-specific ways 177
- Scene-setting and referent introduction in sign and spoken languages 193
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Part III. Literacy development
- Integrating cognitive and sociocultural aspects of reading in Turkish 223
- Phonological awareness in reading acquisition 243
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Part IV. Typical vs. Atypical development in monolingual and bilingual Turkish-speaking children
- Vocabulary and grammar acquisition in Turkish as assessed by the Turkish communicative development inventory 275
- Language impairment in Turkish-speaking children 295
- Language development in Turkish-speaking children with Autism Spectrum Disorders 325
- Verbal functional categories in the speech of a Turkish speaking child with autism 341
- L2 children do not fluctuate 361
- Second language exposure in the preschool 389
- Index 413
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Acquisition/processing of morphology, syntax and semantics
- Sensitivity of Turkish infants to vowel harmony 29
- Turkish children’s early vocabulary 57
- Acquisition of canonical and non-canonical word orders in L1 Turkish 79
- What does online parsing in Turkish-speaking children reveal about grammar? 99
- Acquisition of scope relations by Turkish-English bilingual children 119
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Part II. Discourse
- Children’s referential choices in Turkish 153
- Learning to think, talk, and gesture about motion in language-specific ways 177
- Scene-setting and referent introduction in sign and spoken languages 193
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Part III. Literacy development
- Integrating cognitive and sociocultural aspects of reading in Turkish 223
- Phonological awareness in reading acquisition 243
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Part IV. Typical vs. Atypical development in monolingual and bilingual Turkish-speaking children
- Vocabulary and grammar acquisition in Turkish as assessed by the Turkish communicative development inventory 275
- Language impairment in Turkish-speaking children 295
- Language development in Turkish-speaking children with Autism Spectrum Disorders 325
- Verbal functional categories in the speech of a Turkish speaking child with autism 341
- L2 children do not fluctuate 361
- Second language exposure in the preschool 389
- Index 413
