Discuss, from the perspectives of phonology, morphology/syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, the impact of language difficulties on students with learning disabilities.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Phonology: delayed acquisition of sounds, inferior perception and/or production of complex sounds, inefficient use of phonological codes in short-term memory, impaired sensitivity to sounds
Morphology: shorter and less elaborate sentences; failure to encode all relevant information in sentences; difficulty with negative and passive constructions, relative clauses, and contractions; confusion of articles; difficulty with verb tense; delayed acquisition of morphological rules
Semantics: word finding and definitional problems, restricted word meanings, difficulty with multiple word meanings, excessive use of nonspecific terms, difficulty comprehending certain conjunctions
Pragmatics: difficulty with questions and requests for clarification, difficulty initiating and maintaining conversation, difficulty with relational terms
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