Interdisciplinary and prospective studies necessary to increase insight into developmental language disorders.
The study of developmental language disorders is discussed from an interdisciplinary perspective. It is argued that retrospective studies have provided valuable information on developmental language disorders that needs to be integrated into a theoretical model capable of capturing the basic mechanisms of language development.


CONCLUSIONS
It is concluded that interdisciplinary and prospective studies and theoretical work are necessary to increase insight into developmental language disorders.
Lacerda
Francisco
F
Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. frasse@ling.su.se
Ors
Marianne
M
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012106:Research