Language Disorders 10/22/2012

noted in years and months

The typical chronological age at which a child can perform a skill in a given area.

Children who have problems acquiring language and no obvious reason can be found.

The structure of language (phonology, morphology, and syntax).

The meaning of language (semantics)

The social aspects of language (pragmatics)

A language disorder is impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol systems. The disorder may involve (1) the form of language (phonology, morphology, and syntax), (2) the content of language (semantics) and/or (3) the function of language in communication (pragmatics) in any combination.