![]() Present tense auxiliaries have emerged (e.g. Daddy is eating Bunny does hop)Īuxiliary verbs are being ordered correctly in questions and negatives (e.g. What is he doing? versus What he is doing?) Overgeneralization of past-tense verb forms is in place (e.g. runned) Rising intonation is used to indicate a question Use of negatives between subject and verb (e.g. Mommy no go) appears How should my child’s morphology and syntax develop?Įxpressive language contains few grammatical markers and speech is “telegraphic” Show limited understanding and use of plural forms Have difficulty understanding and using past, present and future verb tenses Use a limited number of grammatical markers (e.g. –ing, a, the, possessive ‘s, be verbs) How does difficulty with morphology and syntax present in a child?Ī child with morphology and syntax deficits may:ĭemonstrate inconsistent or incorrect word order when speaking For children with co-occurring disorders of motor speech control, target words and phrases are developed to both improve motor speech control and improve the use of grammatical morphemes and syntax. Children will work on developing an understanding and use of age appropriate morphemes and syntactic structures during interactive therapy activities. Disorganized and/or immature language in phrases and sentences is also seen frequently in children with motor speech disorders, as words may be omitted or sentences simplified due to difficulty with speech production. For example, a child with a motor speech disorder may not be able to produce /s/ and /z/ and therefore does not mark plural forms. Children with disorders of motor speech control are likely to have concomitant difficulties with morphology related to impaired speech control. At the phrase or sentence level, children with syntactic deficits might use incorrect word order, leave out words, or use a limited number of complex sentences, such as those that contain prepositional clauses. At the word level, these children may not correctly use plural forms or verb tenses. Solid syntactic skills require an understanding and use of correct word order and organization in phrases and sentences and also the ability to use increasingly complex sentences as language develops.Ĭhildren with morphology and syntactic deficits experience difficulty learning and using the rules that govern word formation (morphemes) and phrase/sentence formation (syntactic structures). Syntax refers to the rules of word order and word combinations in order to form phrases and sentences. Strong knowledge of grammatical morphemes, such as use of –ing for a present progressive verb, /s/ to indicate a plural form and correct use of verb tense, is necessary in order to have well developed morphology skills. Morphology skills require an understanding and use of the appropriate structure of a word, such as word roots, prefixes, and affixes (called morphemes). At the word level, morphology refers to the structure and construction of words. At the sound level, phonology refers to the rules of the sound system and the rules of sound combination. Language is comprised of sounds, words, phrases and sentences.
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