Dorothy V. M. Bishop|Kate Nation|Karalyn Patterson
When words fail us: insights into language processing from developmental and acquired disorders
University of Oxford|University of Oxford|University of Cambridge
acquired disorders language represent loss previously acquired skills usually relatively specific impairments children developmental disorders language may also see selective impairment skills case acquisition language literacy affected outset systems processing spoken written language change develop beware drawing close parallel developmental acquired disorders nevertheless comparisons two may yield new insights key feature connectionist models simulating acquired disorders interaction components language processing cognitive domains kind model might help make sense patterns comorbidity developmental disorders meanwhile study developmental disorders emphasizes learning change underlying representations allowing us study heterogeneity cognitive profile may relate neurobiology also experience children persistent language difficulties pose challenges efforts intervention theories learning written spoken language future attention learning individuals developmental acquired disorders could theoretical applied value