A Case Study of Expressive Language Disorder (Psycholinguistic Study)

Abstract

Language disorder is a phenomenon that can happen to anyone, from children, adolescents, and adults to the elderly. There are several kinds of language disorders experienced by someone. This study aims to examine expressive language disorders in adolescents. The data of this research was extracted from the subject’s conversation, which was considered to have elements of language errors. The data source for this research was a teenager with the initials “NS,” who was used as the research subject. Data collection techniques used recording techniques, observation, and interviews. Data analysis techniques were carried out by describing, interpreting, and then explaining the forms of expressive language disorder and its causes. The analysis showed several forms of expressive language disorder experienced by NS, namely limited vocabulary, frequent vocabulary mistakes, difficulty forming long sentences, inability to start conversations, and difficulty rejoicing an event. Then the causal factors are cognitive, genetic, gender, and environmental factors.