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On the clinical relevance of early deficits in critical linguistic functions
Author(s) -
Lacerda Francisco
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb01839.x
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , linguistics , medicine , clinical significance , function (biology) , cognitive psychology , psychology , pathology , philosophy , evolutionary biology , political science , law , biology
The clinical significance of patterns of deficits in semantic and phonological representations observed by Miniscalco et al. is discussed in light of an ecological approach to language development. Conclusion: Deficits in semantic representations reflect problems in capturing the core linguistic referential function and should be taken as serious early warning signals for language delay.