262b/662b Topics in Semantics:
Specific Language Impairment
An exploration of the nature of Specific Language Impairment (SLI), a developmental linguistic
disorder with a genetic basis, from a linguistic perspective. Topics include precise
characterization of the impairment, distinct subtypes of SLI, cross-linguistic variation in SLI,
changes in the symptoms of SLI over time, and recent theoretical models of the impairment.