Representation of Nouns and Verbs During Play Between Caregivers and Children With Language Impairment

The results of this project show that the child's gestural and object use impacts whether they are exposed to nouns or verbs. These results also show that caregivers differentiate their gestural and object use when modeling nouns and verbs. This furthers implications related to the social pragmatic theory of learning suggesting there are unique environmental factors that differentiate these word types. Clinically, these results could have implications for both training caregivers and highlighting the active role of children within these interactions.