LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 9 September 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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Manual for Enhancement of Syntax in Tamil for Children with Language Impairments

Vedhasorubini.K. M.Sc. (SLP) and Shyamala K. Chengappa, Ph.D.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop a manual for enhancing the ability of linguistically delayed or deviant children to comprehend and express the sentence structures appropriate to the age. The method of this study included three phases. The first phase included development of a manual incorporating different Tamil markers and pictures for them. The markers included were pronouns, adjectives, tenses, adverbs, case markers and postpositions. Second phase included a pilot study with the manual in which thirty school going Tamil speaking children in the age range of 2.6 to 5.6 years served as subjects. Third phase included incorporating modifications or corrections of the stimuli (pictures) following the pilot study. The pilot study was carried out using four different tasks, viz., choosing the correct answer, judgment, description and imitation. The results showed the developmental trend across the three age groups for selected markers. But the performance was also found varying between the tasks across different age groups.

Introduction

Language is a complex system of symbols manifested in speech, writing and gesture (Solot, 1998). It can be receptive or expressive, verbal or non-verbal. Receptive language refers to the skills involved in understanding the spoken language. Expressive language refers to the skills used to express one’s thoughts, ideas, knowledge and experience.

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Vedhasorubini. K. M.Sc. (SLP)
Lecturer
Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Madras ENT Research Foundation - Institute of Speech & Hearing
1/1, South Canal Bank Road
Mandavelipakkam
Chennai-600028
Tamilnadu
India
vedha208@gmail.com

Dr. Shyamala K. Chengappa
Prof. & HOD
Department of Speech - Language Pathology
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing Manasa Gangotri, Mysore - 570006
Karnataka
India
shyamalakc@yahoo.com
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