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Tables of Contents for Children With Specific Language Impairment
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
PART I Foundations
1
40
Introduction
3
24
Characterizing the Language Deficit: Basic Concepts
27
14
PART II Describing the Data: Linguistic and Nonlinguistic Findings
41
106
The Language Characteristics of SLI: A Detailed Look at English
43
46
SLI Across Languages
89
30
Evidence from Nonlinguistic Cognitive Tasks
119
14
Auditory Processing and Speech Perception
133
14
PART III Nature and Nurture
147
30
The Genetics and Neurobiology of SLI
149
14
The Linguistic and Communicative Environment
163
14
PART IV Clinical Issues
177
34
Problems of Differential Diagnosis
179
14
The Nature and Efficacy of Treatment
193
18
PART V Theoretical Issues
211
68
SLI as a Deficit in Linguistic Knowledge
213
24
SLI as a Limitation in General Processing Capacity
237
32
SLI as a Processing Deficit in Specific Mechanisms
269
10
PART VI Conclusions
279
8
Why Study SLI Revisited
281
6
References
287
38
Name Index
325
12
Subject Index
337