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Social Language
Many children have difficulties in the area of social interaction which may
be caused by lack of peer interaction, language delays, and or autism
spectrum disorder.
Difficulties in social language are:-
 | delayed language development |
| learning to talk by memorizing phrases, instead of putting words together
freely |
| problems with understanding questions, particularly questions involving
'how' and 'why' |
| difficulty following conversations |
| difficulty understanding nonverbal signals |
Children with this disorder have
problems understanding the meaning of what other people say, and they do not
understand how to use speech appropriately themselves.
Pragmatics involves three major communication skills:
| Using language for different purposes -- such as greeting, informing,
demanding, promising, and requesting; |
| Adapting or changing language according to the needs or expectations of a
listener or situation -- such as talking differently to a baby than to an
adult, giving enough background information to an unfamiliar listener, talking
differently in a classroom than on a playground. |
| Following rules for conversations and narrative (e.g., telling stories,
giving book reports, recounting events of the day); there are rules for taking
turns in conversation, introducing topics of conversation, staying on the
topic, rephrasing when misunderstood, and telling a story. There are also
rules for appropriate use of nonverbal signals in conversation: distance
between speaker and listener, facial expressions, and eye contact. Rules may
vary depending on language and culture. |
www.asha.org/public/speech/development/pragmatics.htm
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