Biography
My initial degree was in classical languages, ancient history and philosophy. Following this I took postgraduate degrees in Linguistics, and then at postdoctoral level specialised in the application of Linguistics to child language development and disorders, supervised by David Crystal at the University of Reading. I joined the Department of Linguistic Science at the University of Reading as a lecturer in 1975, and worked there until 1995, when I moved to the University of Hong Kong. Most of my work till then had been on language learning in English-speaking children but I was able in Hong Kong to extend my research interests in language development and impairment to children speaking Chinese languages. In 2003 I moved to University College Cork, and learned something about the vocabulary development of Irish-speaking children through collaboration with Ciara O'Toole. Since retirement I have continued to collaborate with former postgraduate students and colleagues on research into grammatical development in typically developing children and children with developmental language disorders. Research Interests
My research focus is on the development of language in children, both as it proceeds normally, and when it fails to advance as expected. Initially my primary interest was in children's acquisition of grammar -- morphology and syntax. More recently I have worked on the development of vocabulary. For the earlier part of my working life I concentrated on English, but more recently I have looked at the vocabulary and grammar of Chinese-speaking children -- typically developing and language-impaired -- and at the vocabulary of typically developing Irish-speaking children.
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The effect of speaker accent on sentence comprehension in children with language delay | Health Research Board | 01-OCT-12 | 30-SEP-15 | €323,185.00 |
Publications
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Profiling grammar: More languages of LARSP P. Fletcher, M.J. Ball, D. Crystal (Ed.). (2016) Profiling grammar: More languages of LARSP Bristol: Multilingual Matters. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Assessing grammar: the languages of LARSP Ball, M. Crystal, D. & Fletcher, P. (Eds) (Ed.). (2012) Assessing grammar: the languages of LARSP Assessing grammar: the languages of LARSP. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Developmental theory and language disorders Fletcher, P. and Miller, J (Ed.). (2005) Developmental theory and language disorders Developmental theory and language disorders. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. [Details] | |
| (1995) | Handbook of child language Fletcher, P. & MacWhinney, B. (Eds.) (Ed.). (1995) Handbook of child language Handbook of child language. Oxford: Blackwell. [Details] | |
| (1992) | Language impairment in children: causes, correlates and characteristics Fletcher, P. & Hall, D. (Eds) (Ed.). (1992) Language impairment in children: causes, correlates and characteristics Language impairment in children: causes, correlates and characteristics. London: Whurr Publishers. [Details] | |
| (1986) | Language acquisition: studies in first language development Fletcher, P. & Garman, M (Ed.). (1986) Language acquisition: studies in first language development Language acquisition: studies in first language development. Cambridge: C.U.P. [Details] |
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Language Development and Language Impairment: A Problem Based Introduction. Fletcher, P O'Toole, C (2016) Language Development and Language Impairment: A Problem Based Introduction. Boston: Wiley. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Chinese Communicative Development Inventories. Tardif, T.; Fletcher, P. (2008) Chinese Communicative Development Inventories. Beijing: Peking University Medical Press. [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (1989) | The grammatical analyis of language disability. Crystal, D., Fletcher,P. & Garman, M. (1989) The grammatical analyis of language disability. London: Whurr Publishers. [Details] | |
| (1986) | Statistics in language studies. Woods, A., Fletcher, P. & Hughes, A. (1986) Statistics in language studies. Cambridge: C.U.P. [Details] | |
| (1985) | A child's learning of English. Fletcher, P. (1985) A child's learning of English. Oxford: Basil Blackwell/Andre Deutsch. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2021) | 'Language acquisition and language delay' Paul Fletcher (2021) 'Language acquisition and language delay' In: Jack Damico, Nicole Mueller & Martin J. Ball (eds). Handbook of Language and Speech Disorders. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Grammatical Development' Paul Fletcher (2019) 'Grammatical Development' In: Jack S. Damico & Martin J. Ball (eds). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc. [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2017) | 'SYNTAX IN CHILD LANGUAGE DISORDERS' Fletcher, P; Frizelle, P (2017) 'SYNTAX IN CHILD LANGUAGE DISORDERS' In: HANDBOOK OF CHILD LANGUAGE DISORDERS, 2ND EDITION. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE. [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'Specific language impairment in Chinese' Fletcher, P;Stokes, S;Wong, AMY (2006) 'Specific language impairment in Chinese' In: HANDBOOK OF EAST ASIAN PSYCHOLINGUISTICS, VOL 1: CHINESE. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Complex sentences in development and impairment: Stage V revisited' Fletcher, P., Frizelle, P. (2016) 'Complex sentences in development and impairment: Stage V revisited' In: P. Fletcher, M.J. Ball, D. Crystal (eds). Profiling Grammar: More languages of LARSP. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'An Elaboration of Stage V of the English LARSP' Fletcher, P.; Frizelle, P. (2014) 'An Elaboration of Stage V of the English LARSP' In: Ball, M.J.; Crystal, D.; Fletcher, P (eds). Profiling Grammar: More Languages of LARSP [In Press]. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters. [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Argument structure and specific language impairment: retrospect and prospect' Jong, J.; Fletcher, P. (2014) 'Argument structure and specific language impairment: retrospect and prospect' In: Gilbers, D.; Hoeksema, J (eds). Black book: A festschrift for Frans Zwarts. Groningen, The Netherlands: University of Groningen. [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'LARSP thirty years on' Fletcher, P.; Klee, T.; Gavin, W. (2012) 'LARSP thirty years on' In: Ball, M.; Crystal, D.; Fletcher, P (eds). Assessing grammar: the languages of LARSP. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Morphosyntactic deficits in Cantonese-speaking children with specific language impairment' Fletcher, P., Leonard, L.B., Stokes, S.F. and Wong, A.M.-Y.; (2009) 'Morphosyntactic deficits in Cantonese-speaking children with specific language impairment' In: Language Disorders in Speakers of Chinese. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Assessing Cantonese-speaking children with language difficulties from the perspective of evidence-based practice: current practice and future directions' Klee, T.; Wong, A.M-Y.; Stokes, S.F.; Fletcher, P.; Leonard, L.B. (2009) 'Assessing Cantonese-speaking children with language difficulties from the perspective of evidence-based practice: current practice and future directions' In: Law, S-P.; Weekes, B.; Wong, A.M-Y (eds). Language disorders in speakers of Chinese. Bristol, UK: Plural Publishing. [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Syntax in child language disorders' Fletcher, P. (2009) 'Syntax in child language disorders' In: Handbook of Child Language Disorders. New York: Psychology Press. [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'Specific language impairment in Cantonese' Fletcher, P., Stokes, S.F. and Wong, A.M.-Y.; (2006) 'Specific language impairment in Cantonese' In: Handbook of East Asian Psycholingusitics, vol.1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details] | |
| (2005) | 'Constructions and language development: implications for language impairment' Fletcher, P., Stokes, S. and Wong, A.; (2005) 'Constructions and language development: implications for language impairment' In: Developmental theory and language disorders. [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'Covert contrast as a stage in the acquisition of phonetics and phonology' Scobbie, J.M., Gibbon, F., Hardcastle, W.J., Fletcher, P.; (2000) 'Covert contrast as a stage in the acquisition of phonetics and phonology' In: Papers in Laboratory Phonology V: Language Acquisition and the Lexicon. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'Covert contrast and the acquisition of phonetics and phonology' Scobbie, J.M., Gibbon, F., Hardcastle, W.J. & Fletcher, P. (1998) 'Covert contrast and the acquisition of phonetics and phonology' In: Zeigler, W. and Deger, K (eds). Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics. London: Whurr Publishers. [Details] | |
| (1999) | 'Specific language impairment' Fletcher, P. (1999) 'Specific language impairment' In: M. Barrett (eds). The development of language. Hove: Psychology Press. [Details] | |
| (1999) | 'Language acquisition in the child' Fletcher, P. (1999) 'Language acquisition in the child' In: B. Spolsky (eds). Concise encyclopedia of educational linguistics. Oxford: Elsevier Science. [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'Perspectives on grammatical impairment' Fletcher, P. (1998) 'Perspectives on grammatical impairment' In: W. Ziegler & K. Deger (eds). Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics. London: Whurr Publishers. [Details] | |
| (1997) | 'Language acquisition in the child' Fletcher, P. (1997) 'Language acquisition in the child' In: P.V. Lamarque (eds). Concise Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Language. Oxford: Elsevier Science. [Details] | |
| (1995) | 'Grammatical impairment' Fletcher, P. & Garman, M. (1995) 'Grammatical impairment' In: P. Fletcher & B. MacWhinney (eds). Handbook of child language. Oxford: Blackwell. [Details] | |
| (1995) | 'Transcription, segmentation and analysis: corpora from the language-impaired' Fletcher, P. & Garman, M. (1995) 'Transcription, segmentation and analysis: corpora from the language-impaired' In: G. Leech, G. Myers and J. Thomas (eds). Spoken English on computer. Harlow: Longman. [Details] | |
| (1992) | 'Sub-groups of language impaired children' Fletcher, P. (1992) 'Sub-groups of language impaired children' In: Fletcher, P. & Paul, D (eds). Language impairment in children: causes, correlates and characteristics. London: Whurr Publishers. [Details] | |
| (1994) | 'Language acquisition in the child' Fletcher, P. (1994) 'Language acquisition in the child' In: D. Graddol & J. Swann (eds). The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Oxford: Pergamon Press. [Details] | |
| (1994) | 'Grammar and language impairment: clinical linguistics as applied linguistics' Fletcher, P. (1994) 'Grammar and language impairment: clinical linguistics as applied linguistics' In: G. Leech, G. Myers & J. Thomas (eds). Evaluating language. Clevedon: BAAL/Multilingual Matters. [Details] | |
| (1991) | 'Evidence from syntax for language impairment' Fletcher, P. (1991) 'Evidence from syntax for language impairment' In: J. Miller (eds). Research on child language disorders: a decade of progress. Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed. [Details] | |
| (1990) | 'Language Pathology' Fletcher, P. (1990) 'Language Pathology' In: W. Bright (eds). Oxford International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] | |
| (1990) | 'The breakdown of language: language pathology and therapy' Fletcher, P. (1990) 'The breakdown of language: language pathology and therapy' In: N.E. Collinge (eds). An encyclopedia of language. London: Routledge. [Details] | |
| (1987) | 'Aspects of language developement in the pre-school years' Fletcher, P. (1987) 'Aspects of language developement in the pre-school years' In: W.M. Yule & M. Rutter (eds). Language development and disorders. London: MacKeith. [Details] | |
| (1982) | 'On grammars and language acquisition' Fletcher, P. (1982) 'On grammars and language acquisition' In: D. Crystal (eds). Linguistic controversies: essays in linguistic theory and practice in honour of F.R. Palmer. London: Edward Arnold. [Details] | |
| (1983) | 'An outsider's view of language intervention' Fletcher, P. (1983) 'An outsider's view of language intervention' In: Miller, J. et al (eds). Contemporary issues in language intervention. Rockville, MD: ASHA Monographs. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2005) | Developmental Theory and Language Disorders Fletcher, P;Stokes, S;Wong, A (2005) Constructions and language development - Implications for language impairment Developmental Theory and Language Disorders , pp.35-51 [Details] | |
| (1995) | Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA Vargha-Khadem, F., Watkins, K., Alcock, K., Fletcher, P. & Passingham, R. (1995) Praxic and non-verbal cognitive deficits in a large family with a genetically-transmitted speech and language disorder Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA , pp.930-933 [Details] | |
| (1995) | Proceedings of the XIIIth International Congress of the Phonetic Sciences Scobbie, J.M., hardcastle, W.J., Fletcher, P. & Gibbon, F. (1995) Consonant clusters in disordered L1 acquisition: a longitudinal acoustic study Proceedings of the XIIIth International Congress of the Phonetic Sciences Stockholm, , pp.706-709 [Details] | |
| (1983) | Fourth Wisconsin Symposium on Child Language Disorders Fletcher, P. (1983) From sound to syntax: a leaner's guide . In: Miller, J. Chapman, R eds. Fourth Wisconsin Symposium on Child Language Disorders University of Wisconsin Madison, , pp.1-31 [Details] |
Abstract
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2004) | Sounds before words or words before sounds? A cross-linguistic study of English and Mandarin. Hamilton, E;Wu, JY;Tardif, T;Fletcher, P;Liang, WL;Zhang, ZX;Marchman, V (2004) Sounds before words or words before sounds? A cross-linguistic study of English and Mandarin. HOVE: Abstract [Details] | |
| (2004) | First words in English and Chinese: Results from norming studies of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories. Tardif, T;Fletcher, P;Liang, W (2004) First words in English and Chinese: Results from norming studies of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories. HOVE: Abstract [Details] |
Articles
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | The relationship between information carrying words, memory and language skills in school age children with language impairment. Frizelle, P., Harte, J., O' Sullivan, K., Fletcher, P., & Gibbon, F. (2016) The relationship between information carrying words, memory and language skills in school age children with language impairment. PeerJ Preprints: Articles [DOI] [Details] |
Book Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2004) | Models of language acquisition: inductive anddeductive approaches. Fletcher, P (2004) Models of language acquisition: inductive anddeductive approaches. NEW YORK: Book Reviews [DOI] [Details] |
Editorship
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2014) | Special Issue: Problem-Based Learning in Communication Disorders Introduction. Fletcher, P,Weekes, BS,Whitehell, T (2014) Special Issue: Problem-Based Learning in Communication Disorders Introduction. Editorship [DOI] [Details] |
Manual
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2008) | Chinese Communicative Development Inventories: Users' Guide and manual. Tardif, T. & Fletcher, P. (2008) Chinese Communicative Development Inventories: Users' Guide and manual. Beijing: Manual [Details] |
Other
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1997) | The Reynell Developmental Language Scales III: the University of Reading edition. Edwards, S., Fletcher, P., garman, M., Hughes, A., Letts, C. & Sinka, I. (1997) The Reynell Developmental Language Scales III: the University of Reading edition. Windsor: Other [Details] |
Biographical-Item
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2014) | Tara Loraine Whitehill IN MEMORIAM. Fletcher, P;Weekes, BS (2014) Tara Loraine Whitehill IN MEMORIAM. LONDON: Biographical-Item [DOI] [Details] |
Professional Activities
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Developmental Language Disorders, Fletcher, P. (2018) Specific language impairment: what's in a name?. [Plenary Lecture], Developmental Language Disorders, Madrid, Spain , 26-SEP-18 - 28-SEP-18. [Details] | |
| (2017) | 11th World Cleft Lip and Palate Congress, Fletcher, P. (2017) Language issues in children with cleft palate. [Invited Oral Presentation], 11th World Cleft Lip and Palate Congress, Wuhan, China , 10-NOV-17 - 13-NOV-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | 8th National Conference of Reading and Literacy Education, Fletcher, P. (2017) Early spoken language development and assessment. [Plenary Lecture], 8th National Conference of Reading and Literacy Education, Xi'an, China , 27-SEP-17 - 29-SEP-17. [Details] | |
| (2016) | International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Frizelle, P., Harte, J., Fletcher, P., & Gibbon, F. (2016) Investigating the effect of regional native accents on sentence comprehension in children with language impairment. [Poster Presentation], International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Dublin, Ireland , 22-AUG-16 - 25-AUG-16. [Details] | |
| (2015) | Child Language Symposium, Harte, J., Frizelle, P., Gibbon, F. & Fletcher, P. (2015) The effect of regional accents on sentence comprehension in children with language impairment. [Poster Presentation], Child Language Symposium, Coventry, UK , 20-JUL-15 - 21-JUL-15. [Details] | |
| (2015) | Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Harte, J., Frizelle, P., Gibbon, F. & Fletcher, P. (2015) The effect of regional accents on sentence comprehension in children with specific language impairment. [Poster Presentation], Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, Wisconsin , 04-JUN-15 - 06-JUN-15. [Details] | |
| (2014) | ASHA Convention, Harte, J., Frizelle, P., Gibbon, F. & Fletcher, P. (2014) The effect of speaker accent on sentence comprehension in children with language impairment. [Poster Presentation], ASHA Convention, Orlando, Florida , 20-NOV-14 - 22-NOV-14. [Details] | |
| (2014) | International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association Conference, Oliveira, A.; Frizelle, P.; Fletcher, P.; Gibbon, F. (2014) Examination of children's comprehension of relative clauses using a recently developed sentence-to-picture matching tool. [Poster Presentation], International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association Conference, Stockholm, Sweden , 11-JUN-14 - 13-JUN-14. [Details] | |
| (2014) | LARSP Across Languages Workshop, Fletcher P. & Frizelle P. M. (2014) LARSP Stage V: some observations and some data. [Oral Presentation], LARSP Across Languages Workshop, University of Reading UK . [Details] | |
| (2014) | International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association Conference, Fletcher, P.; Frizelle, P. (2014) Profiling relative clauses in children with Specific Language Impairment. [Poster Presentation], International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association Conference, Stockholm, Sweden , 11-JUN-14 - 13-JUN-14. [Details] | |
| (2009) | Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists National Conference, O'Toole, C.; Fletcher, P. (2009) How do children learn words? Using crosslinguistic evidence to explore early vocabulary. [Oral Presentation], Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists National Conference, Galway, IRELAND , 01-OCT-09 - 01-OCT-09. [Details] | |
| (2009) | Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference, O'Toole, C.; Fletcher, P. (2009) Developing an Assessment tool for Minority Language Acquisition. [Poster Presentation], Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference, London, UK , 01-MAR-09 - 01-MAR-09. [Details] | |
| (2008) | International Conference on Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, O'Toole, C.; Fletcher, P (2008) Using parent report measures to profile the growth of vocabulary in Irish speaking children. [Oral Presentation], International Conference on Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, Istanbul, TURKEY , 01-JUN-08 - 01-JUN-08. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists National Conference, O'Toole, C. Fletcher, P. (2007) Developing assessment tools for bilingual and minority language acquisition. [Oral Presentation], Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists National Conference, Kilkenny, IRELAND , 01-MAR-07 - 01-MAR-07. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Symposium for Research on Child Language Disorders, Sultana, A., Stokes, S., Klee, T. & Fletcher, P. (2014) Morphosyntactic Development of Bangla-speaking Preschool Children: Verb morphology. [Poster Presentation], Symposium for Research on Child Language Disorders, Wisconsin-Madison . [Details] | |
| (2013) | Fonetik 2013: Nordic Phonetics Conference, Fletcher, P. (2013) Linguistic complexity and language development. Invited Plenary. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Fonetik 2013: Nordic Phonetics Conference, University of Linkoping, Sweden , 01-JUN-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | European Child Language Disorders Group, Fletcher, P. (2013) Language impairment in Chinese. [Poster Presentation], European Child Language Disorders Group, NIAS, Wassenaar, The Netherlands , 01-JUN-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Child Language Seminar, Frizelle, P. & Fletcher P. (2013) The role of memory in processing relative clauses in children with SLI. [Oral Presentation], Child Language Seminar, Manchester , 24-JUN-13 - 25-JUN-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Biannual Conference, Frizelle, P. & Fletcher P. (2013) Ease of processing relative clause constructions for children with SLI. [Oral Presentation], Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Biannual Conference, Dublin , 18-APR-13 - 19-APR-13. [Details] | |
| (2012) | International Association of Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Conference, Frizelle, P. & Fletcher P. (2012) The control of Relative Clauses in children with Specific Language Impairment. [Oral Presentation], International Association of Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Conference, Cork , 27-JUN-12 - 30-JUN-12. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Third International conference on Problem-based Learning in Speech Pathology and Audiology, Paul Fletcher (2011) PBL n SLT: Reminiscence and Reflection. [Plenary Lecture], Third International conference on Problem-based Learning in Speech Pathology and Audiology, Hong Kong , 01-DEC-11 - 02-DEC-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Symposium on Research in Child language Disorder, Frizelle, P. & Fletcher P. (2011) Investigating Psycholinguistic markers in children with Specific Language Impairment. [Poster Presentation], Symposium on Research in Child language Disorder, Wisconsin, USA , 07-JUN-11 - 09-JUN-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | International Association for the study of child language Conference, Frizelle, P. & Fletcher P. (2011) Complex syntax in children with Specific Language Impairment. [Poster Presentation], International Association for the study of child language Conference, Montreal, Canada , 19-JUL-11 - 23-JUL-11. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Bi-annual National Conference, Frizelle, P. & Fletcher P. (2011) Invited as plenary speaker: Investigating Relative Clauses in children with Specific Language Impairment. [Plenary Lecture], Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Bi-annual National Conference, Dublin , 24-NOV-11 - 25-NOV-11. [Details] | |
| (2010) | Child Language Seminar, O'Toole, C., Fletcher, P; (2010) Profiling Vocabulary Acquisition in Irish. [Poster Presentation], Child Language Seminar, London, UK , 24-JUN-10 - 25-OCT-10. [Details] | |
| (2010) | Asia Pacific Conference of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Fletcher, P. (2010) Towards the identification of language impairment. [Keynote Speaker], Asia Pacific Conference of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Kuala Lumpar . [Details] | |
| (2009) | 2nd International Clinical Linguistics Conference, Fletcher, P. & O'Toole, C. (2009) The shape of language impairment: evidence from Irish. [Plenary Lecture], 2nd International Clinical Linguistics Conference, Madrid . [Details] | |
| (2008) | XI International Congress for the Study of Child Language, O'Toole, C. & Fletcher, P. (2008) Validity of Parent Report Measures of Vocabulary and Grammar for 2-year old Irish-speaking children. [Oral Presentation], XI International Congress for the Study of Child Language, Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, UK , 28-JUL-08 - 01-AUG-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | XI International Congress for the Study of Child Language, O’Toole C. & Fletcher, P; (2008) Validity of Parent Report Measures of Vocabulary and Grammar for 2-year old Irish-speaking children. [Poster Presentation], XI International Congress for the Study of Child Language, Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh , 28-AUG-08 - 01-SEP-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Conference 12, O'Toole, C. & Fletcher, P. (2008) Using parent report measures to profile the growth of vocabulary and grammar in Irish speaking children. [Oral Presentation], International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Conference 12, Istanbul, TURKEY , 01-JUN-08 - 01-JUN-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Symposium on Language Disorders in Children, Fletcher, P. (2008) Is syntax interesting?. [Plenary Lecture], Symposium on Language Disorders in Children, Lund University . [Details] | |
| (2007) | European Child Language Disorders Group, O’Toole, C. & Fletcher P.; (2007) Early language acquisition of Irish. [Oral Presentation], European Child Language Disorders Group, Cork, Ireland , 12-JUL-07 - 14-JUL-07. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Child Language Seminar, O’Toole, C. & Fletcher P. (2007, July). . Paper presented at the ,; (2007) Early language acquisition of Irish. [Oral Presentation], Child Language Seminar, Reading, UK , 18-JUL-07 - 20-JUL-07. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists National Conference, O’Toole, C. & Fletcher, P.; (2007) Developing assessment tools for bilingual and minority language acquisition. [Oral Presentation], Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists National Conference, Kilkenny, Ireland , 07-MAR-07 - 09-MAR-07. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Child Language Seminar, O'Toole, C. & Fletcher, P. (2007) Early language acquisition of Irish. [Oral Presentation], Child Language Seminar, Reading, UK , 01-JUL-07 - 01-JUL-07. [Details] | |
| (2006) | The First Conference on Problem Based Learning in Speech Language Pathology Programmes, Fourie, R.J. and Fletcher, P.J.; (2006) Attitudes of first year SLT students in Ireland to PBL. [Oral Presentation], The First Conference on Problem Based Learning in Speech Language Pathology Programmes, Linkoping , 19-MAY-06 - 20-MAY-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | 2nd Interdisciplinary Conference, College of Medicine and Health, O’Toole, C. and Fletcher, P; (2006) Early language acquisition of Irish. [Poster Presentation], 2nd Interdisciplinary Conference, College of Medicine and Health, UCC, Cork, Ireland , 14-NOV-06 - 30-DEC-99. [Details] | |
| (2006) | BAAL-IRAAL Conference, Fletcher, P. (2006) Growing into a language: the early stages. [Plenary Lecture], BAAL-IRAAL Conference, Cork, IRELAND , 07-SEP-06 - 09-SEP-06. [Details] | |
| (2005) | First Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, Fletcher, P.J.; (2005) Speech impairment in a large family: vowels in verbal dyspraxia. [Poster Presentation], First Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC , 25-NOV-05 - 25-NOV-05. [Details] | |
| (2004) | International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Association, Ciocca, V., Yan, T.K-S., Fletcher, P., Vargha-Khadem, F. & Belton, E. (2004) Diphthong and vowel production of errors in speakers with a genetic speech and language disorder. [Oral Presentation], International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Association, Lafayette, Louisiana , 01-FEB-04 - 01-FEB-04. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Symposium on Research in Child Language Development, Thal, D. & Fletcher, P. (2004) The MacArthur-Bates CDI and late talkers in English and Cantonese. [Oral Presentation], Symposium on Research in Child Language Development, Madison, Wisconsin , 01-JUN-04 - 01-JUN-04. [Details] |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics | Member | / | |
| University College Cork Academic Board | Member | 2006 / 2008 | |
| Academic Council Graduate Studies Committee | Member | 2007 / 2008 | |
| Academic Steering Committee of the New ESRC Centre for Language and Communicative Development | Independent Academic | / | |
| UCC Executive Committee, College of Medicine and Health | Member | 2003 / 2008 | |
| University Student Discipline Committee | Chair | 2006 / 2007 | |
| University Student Discipline Committee | Member | 2007 / 2008 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech and Hearing Sciences, University College Cork | Emeritus Professor | 01-JAN-08 / | |
| University College Cork | Head of Clinical Therapies, | 01-JAN-05 / 31-DEC-08 | |
| Department of Speech and Language Therapy, University College Cork. | Professor and Head, | 01-JAN-03 / 31-DEC-08 | |
| Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Hong Kong | Chair Professor, | 01-JAN-02 / 31-DEC-03 | |
| Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Hong Kong | Chair Professor and Head, | 01-JAN-95 / 31-DEC-02 | |
| Department of Linguistic Science, University of Reading | Professor (personal chair) | 01-JAN-90 / 31-DEC-95 | |
| Department of Linguistic Science, University of Reading | Reader | 01-JAN-86 / 31-DEC-90 | |
| Department of Linguistic Science, University of Reading | Lecturer | 01-JAN-75 / 31-DEC-86 | |
| Department of Linguistic Science, University of Reading | Postdoctoral Fellow | 01-JAN-73 / 31-DEC-75 | |
| University of Canterbury, New Zealand | Erskine Fellow | 01-FEB-12 / 30-JUN-12 | |
| Linkoping University, Sweden | Visiting Professor | 01-APR-13 / 30-JUN-13 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | University of Alberta | Ph.D. | Linguistics | |
| 1968 | Reading University | M.Phil. | Linguistics | |
| 1966 | Oxford University | B.A. | Greek. Latin, Ancient History and Philosophy |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal Of Child Language | Co-Editor | 01-JAN-75 - 01-JAN-85 | |
| Applied Psycholinguistics | Member of Editorial Board | 01-JAN-02 - 31-DEC-07 | |
| International Journal Of Language & Communication Disorders | Member of Editorial Board | 01-JAN-98 - | |
| Journal Of Child Language | Co-Editor | 31-DEC-03 - 31-DEC-10 | |
| Journal Of Child Language | Member of Editorial Board | 31-DEC-10 - | |
| Journal Of Child Language | Member of Editorial Board | 01-JAN-85 - 31-DEC-03 | |
| Clinical Linguistics And Phonetics | Member of Editorial Board | 01-JAN-87 - |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
PhD Examining University of Alberta, University of Amsterdam Free University Brussels (VFB) City University of Hong Kong University College London Universities of Bergen, Edinburgh, Groningen, Keele, LaTrobe, Lund, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Melbourne, Oslo, Tel Aviv, Work, Witwatersrand. | |
External Examining - Taught Courses 1979-1981 BSc (Hons) in Speech, University of Newcastle 1981-1985 BSc Speech Therapy, University of Ulster (Ulster Polytechnic) 1984-1987 BA (Hons) Linguistics, University of Manchester 1986-1989 BSc Communication Disorders, Leeds Polytechnic 1988-1982 MSc Communication Disorders, NHCSS/U.London 1992-1995 Diploma/MSc Speech Therapy, NHCSS/U.London/UCL 1994-1997 BSc (Hons) Communication Disorders, Trinity College Dublin 1995-1999 B.A.(Hons) English Language, National University of Singapore | |
Board Member of the Standing Review Board of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, 2015-2017 |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pauline Frizelle | University College Cork | PhD | Investigating complex sentences in children with language impairment | |
| 2010 | Damhnait Ni Mhurchu | MSc | Narrative performance in children with spina bifida. | ||
| 2009 | Ciara O'Toole | University College Cork | PhD | Early language development in Irish. |