Volume 30, Issue 1, 2021
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.2086
A review of research on syntactic and lexical-semantic relationships in children with autism
Abstract
The study of syntactic and lexical-semantic relationships is an important area of psycholinguistics. Based on a review of research on syntactic competence and its relationship with lexical semantics in children with autism, various views have been found among academic researches. Regarding the research on syntactic ability of autistic children, there are three main views: normal, impaired and within-group differences; meanwhile, regarding the research on the relationship between syntactic ability and lexical semantics of children with autism, there are two main views: positive and uncorrelated. On this basis, the shortcomings and further research trends of the research on syntactic ability and lexical semantics of children with autism are proposed.
Keywords
children with autism, syntax, lexical semantics, review