Language Disorder/Delay

Language Disorder/Impairment

A language disorder is an impairment in the comprehension, production, and/or use of spoken language (spoken, written, or other symbol system).

Expressive Language Disorder- an impairment in the use of spoken language

Receptive Language Disorder- an impairment in the comprehension/understanding of spoken language

Language Delay

A language delay is when language develops at a slower than average rate of development.

A Language disorder/delay may involve one or more of the following components of language:

• morphology- the rules for change in meaning at the word level
• syntax- rule system for combining words in phrases and sentences
• phonology - the rules for the formation of speech sounds and how speech sounds are joined together into words
• semantics- the rules for meanings of words and their relationship to one another
• pragmatics - the rules that govern the use of language in social contexts and for the purpose of communication