27.1332, Calls: Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Psycholinguistics/ Frontiers in Psychology (Jrnl)

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Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:08:31
From: Anna Gavarró [anna.gavarro at uab.cat]
Subject: Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Psycholinguistics/ Frontiers in Psychology (Jrnl)

 
Full Title: Frontiers in Psychology 


Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Psycholinguistics 

Call Deadline: 07-May-2016 

We are pleased to announce the call for papers for a new research topic in
Frontiers in Psychology, entitled Investigating Grammar in Autism Spectrum
Disorders, edited by Stephanie Durrleman and Anna Gavarró. The deadline for
abstract submission is May 7th.

http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/4699/investigating-grammar-in-aut
ism-spectrum-disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by
deficits in communicative and social skills. Consequently, the vast majority
of research on language in ASD has focused on pragmatic difficulties, while
considerably less is known about structural aspects of language in this
population. Work on syntax and phonology is not only sparse, but the large
heterogeneity in these grammatical domains has moreover led to conflicting
reports that they are either intact or impaired. A few recent studies have
thus attempted to focus instead on elucidating the different language
phenotypes on the spectrum, leading to the identification of a subgroup with
ASD displaying deficits reminiscent of those attested in Specific Language
Impairment. Still, much more remains to be understood about variations in
these grammatical profiles, as well as their relation to other abilities, such
as IQ, working memory and theory of mind.

The purpose of this Frontiers Research Topic is to bring together
investigations of grammar in ASD suggesting novel meaningful ways to parse the
associated heterogeneity. Topics that the editors anticipate to be of interest
include careful analyses of subgroups and the grammar-cognition interface,
experimental investigations of domains known to be delayed in SLI (e.g.
finiteness, passives, long distance movement), direct comparisons of the
grammatical profiles of ASD with those of other language-impaired populations,
and evaluations of the role of training programs or genetics in language
development.




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