Acquisition of the native language proceeds in a stage-wise manner for both typically developing (TD) children and children with developmental language disorder (DLD). As shown in TD children learning Dutch and German, the ability to establish contextual cohesion serves as the driving force to proceed from a simple, lexical system to a more complex, functional system. It is argued that precisely this ability is challenged in children with DLD. The present book offers an account of the functional linguistic features fit to achieve contextual cohesion in language production. It provides a rationale for practitioners to develop linguistically founded tools to be used in speech therapy.
- ISBN10 3110711273
- ISBN13 9783110711271
- Publish Date 29 April 2022 (first published 15 April 2022)
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country DE
- Publisher De Gruyter
- Imprint De Gruyter Mouton
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 180
- Language English
- URL https://degruyter.com/isbn/9783110711271