The Genetics of Specific Language Impairment (SLI)
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Ron Nudel
Abstract
Specific language impairment (SLI) is diagnosed when a child has major problems in learning to talk and/or understand language, despite showing normal development in all other areas (Bishop 2006). In this chapter we will discuss recent research on the genetics of SLI. We will introduce methods used in human genetics and describe studies in which these methods were applied. We will discuss how emerging genetic technologies may be used to investigate the molecular basis of neurodevelopmental disorders and elucidate the biological mechanisms influencing linguistic traits.
Abstract
Specific language impairment (SLI) is diagnosed when a child has major problems in learning to talk and/or understand language, despite showing normal development in all other areas (Bishop 2006). In this chapter we will discuss recent research on the genetics of SLI. We will introduce methods used in human genetics and describe studies in which these methods were applied. We will discuss how emerging genetic technologies may be used to investigate the molecular basis of neurodevelopmental disorders and elucidate the biological mechanisms influencing linguistic traits.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Introduction 1
- The Genetics of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) 7
- Language disorders in children with Developmental Dyslexia 35
- Is there an overlap between Specific Language Impairment and Developmental Dyslexia? New insights from French 57
- Comparing SLI and dyslexia: developmental language profiles and reading outcomes 89
- Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is not specific enough: Sub-types of SLI and their implications for the theory of the disorder 113
- Memory profiles of children with SLI 125
- The relationship between SLI in English and Modern Greek 145
- Null Subjects in Monolingual and Bilingual, Typical and Atypical Development 175
- Quantification in Catalan SLI 191
- Specific Language Impairment in German Children 215
- The acquisition of past tense by Greek-speaking children with Specific Language Impairment 253
- Theory Motivated Therapy Studies of SLI 287
- Index 319
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Introduction 1
- The Genetics of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) 7
- Language disorders in children with Developmental Dyslexia 35
- Is there an overlap between Specific Language Impairment and Developmental Dyslexia? New insights from French 57
- Comparing SLI and dyslexia: developmental language profiles and reading outcomes 89
- Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is not specific enough: Sub-types of SLI and their implications for the theory of the disorder 113
- Memory profiles of children with SLI 125
- The relationship between SLI in English and Modern Greek 145
- Null Subjects in Monolingual and Bilingual, Typical and Atypical Development 175
- Quantification in Catalan SLI 191
- Specific Language Impairment in German Children 215
- The acquisition of past tense by Greek-speaking children with Specific Language Impairment 253
- Theory Motivated Therapy Studies of SLI 287
- Index 319
