Textese and use of texting by children with typical language development and Specific Language Impairment

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Highlights:

• Children with language impairment use few textisms.

• Characteristics of language impairment in spoken language extend to texting.

• Children omit more function words than lexical words in their texting messages.

• Shyness may motivate children with language impairment to use texting.

• Texting may have advantages for children with weak language skills.

摘要

•Children with language impairment use few textisms.•Characteristics of language impairment in spoken language extend to texting.•Children omit more function words than lexical words in their texting messages.•Shyness may motivate children with language impairment to use texting.•Texting may have advantages for children with weak language skills.

论文关键词:Texting,Specific language impairment,Grammatical development,WhatsApp,Elicited speech

论文评审过程:Received 27 May 2016, Revised 4 September 2016, Accepted 7 September 2016, Available online 23 September 2016, Version of Record 23 September 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.010