Prosodic Aspects of Language Impairment in children

Prosody is an important component of communication that interacts with the other aspects of language (i.e., syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and segmental phonology). Attention to prosody affords clinicians a better understanding of children's language impairments. Brewster's (1989) system for classifying prosody deficits is a promising framework for clinical management. It provides insight into the child's adaptive use of prosody as it interacts with language and speech.