Cases of Exceptional Language in Mental Retardation and Down Syndrome: Explanatory Perspectives
Open Access
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Down Syndrome Education International in Down Syndrome Research and Practice
- Vol. 5 (1) , 1-15
- https://doi.org/10.3104/reviews.70
Abstract
Recent studies of exceptional language development and functioning in mentally retarded people raise questions regarding basic issues in language disorders. These studies are summarised and their implications discussed. Possible reasons for the existence of such cases are examined including language training, general cognitive functioning, working memory, cerebral dominance, and deep-seated variation at brain level.Keywords
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