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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 6/2006

01-08-2006 | Original Paper

Lexical Knowledge and Lexical Use in Autism

Auteurs: Michael R. Perkins, Sushie Dobbinson, Jill Boucher, Simone Bol, Paul Bloom

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2006

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Abstract

One aspect of autistic language that has been infrequently researched is vocabulary and the conceptual knowledge underpinning individual words or word types. In this descriptive study we investigate anomalous vocabulary use in a 70,000-word corpus of conversational autistic language and examine evidence that concept formation, and hence vocabulary, is abnormal in autism. Particular attention is paid to the expression of artifact and temporal concepts which some believe may develop abnormally in autism. Little evidence is found of anomalous use of artifact terms, though errors with temporal (and also spatial) expressions are relatively common. We discuss why this may be and consider several potential explanations for why underlying lexical knowledge in autism may not necessarily be reflected in lexical use.
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Fast mapping refers to the ability of typically developing young children to connect a new word with an underlying concept after only a brief encounter with the word.
 
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Referred to as ‘RES’ in the transcript examples below.
 
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Testing of the participant referred to as George was stopped part way through as he appeared to find the process particularly stressful and taxing.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Lexical Knowledge and Lexical Use in Autism
Auteurs
Michael R. Perkins
Sushie Dobbinson
Jill Boucher
Simone Bol
Paul Bloom
Publicatiedatum
01-08-2006
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2006
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0120-3

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