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Relationship between verbal language and symbolic play - A case study
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 27, No 1 | a362 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v27i1.362
| © 1980 Denise Segal
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Submitted: 14 November 1980 | Published: 14 November 1980
Submitted: 14 November 1980 | Published: 14 November 1980
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Denise Segal, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaFull Text:
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The linguistic ability and play of a language-impaired child were analysed to determine whether a breakdown in symbolic play occurs together with a language deficit. Observation of play was conducted at the child's nursery school (unstructured situation) and in a situation designed to elicit specific play behaviours (structured situation). Imaginative play and its concomitants — affect, mood variability, concentration, aggression and interaction — were rated along descriptive scales, while each individual play unit was scored for organization of behaviour. Syntactic, semantic and phonological aspects of language were recorded during free play and analyzed within a syntactic framework. The normal developmental sequence provided the baseline of comparison for both language and play. Results indicated a developmental lag in play and a linguistic deviation from the normal pattern, which supported the possibility of a general representational deficit. A method for incorporating symbolic play into a language programme was suggested and the necessity for normative studies in this area was stressed.
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