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Language Disorders in Multilingual and Multicultural Populations
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
|August 11, 2015
Summary
This review examines language disorders in multilingual individuals, covering developmental and acquired conditions. It emphasizes unique assessment and treatment needs for diverse populations, including research summaries.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Neurology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Multilingual and multicultural individuals present unique challenges in understanding language disorders.
- Both developmental (e.g., primary language impairment, reading disorders, autism, Down syndrome) and acquired (e.g., aphasia, dementia, traumatic brain injury) language disorders occur in these populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the characteristics of various language disorders in multilingual and multicultural individuals.
- To highlight specific assessment and treatment considerations for this population.
- To summarize recent research on language disorders in diverse individuals.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of developmental and acquired language disorders.
- Focus on multilingual and multicultural contexts.
- Inclusion of recent research studies for each disorder.
Main Results:
- Language disorders manifest differently in multilingual individuals.
- Assessment and treatment require careful consideration of language choice, measure availability, and normative data in multiple languages.
- Recent studies offer insights into specific disorders within this population.
Conclusions:
- Effective management of language disorders in multilingual individuals necessitates culturally and linguistically sensitive approaches.
- Further research is needed to develop and validate assessment tools and treatment strategies for diverse populations.
- Understanding the interplay of language, culture, and neurological conditions is crucial for accurate diagnosis and intervention.
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