Christelle Maillart|Marie?Anne Schelstraete|Michel Hupet
Phonological Representations in Children With SLI
UCLouvain|UCLouvain|UCLouvain
present research examined quality phonological representations french children specific language impairment sli normal language development nld twentyfive children sli 50 children nld matched lexical age level participated auditory lexical decision task observations gathered study summarized follows first children higher receptive lexical level performed better true children nld children sli second children nld sli likely reject pseudowords resulting modification affecting number syllables word pseudowords resulting slight modification number syllables unchanged difference however greater children sli appeared much difficulty rejecting pseudowords resulting slight modifications finally performance children sli particularly poor presented pseudowords resulting slight modification beginning end word findings interpreted supporting hypothesis underspecification phonological representations children sli