{"product_id":"language-development-and-language-impairment","title":"Language Development and Language Impairment","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eUnderstanding Development and Disorder in Cantonese Using Language Sample Analysis synthesizes over two decades of research on typical language development and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in Cantonese-speaking children. The book offers a linguistically grounded and clinically relevant exploration of Cantonese, a major variety of Chinese, and introduces an innovative framework—the Grammatical Analysis of Cantonese Samples (GACS). By combining functionalist and usage-based theories with detailed language sample analysis, the text bridges theory, research, and practice, providing a robust foundation for understanding both typical development and language disorder in a non-Indo-European language context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eClear overview of Cantonese linguistic characteristics relevant to child language analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIntroduction of the Grammatical Analysis of Cantonese Samples (GACS), grounded in functionalist and usage-based theories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eQuantitative and qualitative analysis of preschool Cantonese language development using real language samples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDetailed linguistic profile of a Cantonese-speaking child with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePractical guidance on identifying grammatical patterns, error types, and selecting intervention targets based on analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eValuable contribution to typological diversity in child language development and disorder research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSuitable for speech and language therapy students and practitioners, early childhood educators, linguistics students, and researchers in child language development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pediatrics Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45217510195269,"sku":null,"price":238.0,"currency_code":"MAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/3925\/4341\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3310e1dd-d5a2-4b0c-bf3b-37c91adb58ff.webp?v=1782427907","url":"https:\/\/pediatricslibrary.online\/products\/language-development-and-language-impairment","provider":"Pediatrics Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}