LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 23:7 July 2023
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Conditional Clauses Among Kannada Speaking Children with Intellectual Disability

Ms. Manasa Preethika, Final Postgraduate Student and
Dr. Satish Kumaraswamy, Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing

Introduction

Language development is a complex and crucial aspect of human cognition that greatly enhances our ability to communicate and interact with the world around us. While the majority of children acquire language skills during their early years there are certain groups, such as children with intellectual disability (CWID) who experience delay or impairment in language development. Intellectual disability is characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviours, affecting various aspects of everyday life including language skills.

However, in the Indian context, there is a paucity of research focusing specifically on the language and communication aspects of CWID. Although the field of speech-language pathology in India has shown an awareness of changing theoretical perspectives and linguistic aspects in typically developing and language-disordered populations there is a need to understand the language skills of CWID in order to provide appropriate assessment and intervention.

This comparative study aims to fill this knowledge gap by examining the language development of CWID in the Indian context and comparing it with typically developing children. By investigating the unique challenges and specific impairments experienced by CWID, this research will contribute valuable insights to the field of speech-language pathology in India. The findings will help in understanding the linguistic profiles of CWID, inform more targeted assessment approaches, and facilitate the development of effective intervention strategies.

Understanding the language abilities of CWID is essential as language deficits can significantly impact their daily functioning and social interactions. By exploring the linguistic profiles of CWID and comparing them to typically developing children, this study will provide a comprehensive understanding of the language development in CWID within the Indian cultural and linguistic context. Ultimately, the findings will contribute to improve assessment and intervention practices for CWID in India and enhance their overall communication and participation in society.

As the child’s sentences grow longer, syntactic knowledge begins to become clearer. The word order links are established, and morphological inflections begin to be added (e.g. /s/ for plural) to the words. These grammatical morphemes appear to be developing in an order (Brown, 1973). Similarly, sequential learning is noted for negations, questions and other syntactic acquisitions (Flavell et. al., 1993).

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Ms. Manasa Preethika
Final Post Graduate Student (Corresponding Author)
Dr. M.V. Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Malady Court, Kavoor, Mangalore-15
manasa.preethika299@gmail.com
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Dr. Satish Kumaraswamy, Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing
Dr. M.V. Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
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