Asynchrony of lexical and morphosyntactic development in children with Down Syndrome

Stefano Vicari; Maria Cristina Caselli; Francesca Tonucci

doi:10.1016/S0028-3932(99)00110-4

Asynchrony of lexical and morphosyntactic development in children with Down Syndrome

Stefano Vicari, Maria Cristina Caselli, Francesca Tonucci

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential dissociation between mental age and specific aspects of language: lexical and morphosyntactic comprehension and production in different situations and with different measures. Fifteen children with Down Syndrome (DS) (from 4 to 7 years) and fifteen normal controls matched on mental age participated in this study. Children with DS showed generally a lower performance in language abilities with respect to the normal controls. In the two groups no dissociation was evident between lexical and cognitive abilities, but specific morphosyntactic difficulties emerged both in comprehension and production. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	634-644
Number of pages	11
Journal	Neuropsychologia
Volume	38
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0028-3932(99)00110-4
Publication status	Published - May 1 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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