Vesna Stojanovik

Email:
v.stojanovik@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 7456
Job title:
Professor

Responsibilities:

Professor of Clinical Linguistics
Director for Teaching and Learning for Clinical Programmes

Areas of interest

Language and communication development in individuals with genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome and Williams syndrome
early intervention for infants with Down syndrome; artificial grammar learning

The discovery that individuals with genetic disorders, such as William syndrome, have different processing strategies (so although they may have achieved the same score on a task just as typical individuals, they achieve this using a different strategy); the fact that early intervention may improve the longer term language outcomes of infants with Down syndrome

Teaching

PLMFG (Foundations of Grammar)
PLMLAC Linguistic Assessment Clinic
PL3CLC Clinical Assessments of Language in Children
PL3(M)LDG Language in Genetic Disorders

Research centres and groups

Language and Cognition
Child Development Group
Lifespan Development

Academic qualifications

BA in English Language and Literature with French Language and Literature, University Ss Cyril and Methodius,
MA in Linguistics and English Language Teaching, University of Leeds
PhD in Human Communication Science, University of Sheffield

Publications

Burgoyne, K. , Pagnamenta, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-4703-3163 , Hartwell, K. , Stojanovik, V. ORCID: 0000-0001-6791-9968 (2023) Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial of parent-delivered early language intervention for children with Down syndrome (PACT-DS). Pilot and feasibility studies ISSN: 2055-5784
Stojanovik, V. ORCID: 0000-0001-6791-9968 , Perkins, M. , Howard, S. (2023) Clinical linguistics. In: Wei, L. , Hua, Z. , Simpson, J. , (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics. Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics , 2. Taylor and Francis , London. pp. 254-266. ISBN: 9780367536244 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003082637-23
Stojanovik, V. ORCID: 0000-0001-6791-9968 , Zimmerer, V. , Setter, J. (2023) Artificial grammar learning in individuals with Down syndrome: the role of prosodic cues. pp. 3864-3868. (Radek Skarnitzl & Jan Volín (eds). Guarant International. ISBN 9788090811423)
Farran, E. , Purser, H. , Jarrold, C. , Thomas, M. , Scerif, G. , Stojanovik, V. ORCID: 0000-0001-6791-9968 , Van Herwegen, J. (2023) Cross-sectional and longitudinal assessment of cognitive development in Williams syndrome. Developmental Science ISSN: 1467-7687 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc.13421
Jeremic, M. , Stojanovik, V. ORCID: 0000-0001-6791-9968 , Burgoyne, K. , Pagnamenta, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-4703-3163 (2023) Shared book reading as a context for language intervention for children with Down syndrome: a mini-review. Frontiers in Psychology , 14 ISSN: 1664-1078 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1176218
Leung, F. , Stojanovik, V. ORCID: 0000-0001-6791-9968 , Micai, M. , Jiang, C. , Liu, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-7776-0222 (2023) Emotion recognition in autism spectrum disorder across age groups: a cross-sectional investigation of various visual and auditory communicative domains. Autism Research , 16 (4). pp. 783-801. ISSN: 1939-3806 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2896
Wright, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-6619-8473 , Stojanovik, V. ORCID: 0000-0001-6791-9968 , Serratrice, L. ORCID: 0000-0001-5141-6186 (2023) Spoken language multilingualism in deaf children: parental decision-making. Deafness & Education International , 25 (2). pp. 81-100. ISSN: 1464-3154 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14643154.2022.2143608
Wright, E. , Stojanovik, V. , Serratrice, L. ORCID: 0000-0001-5141-6186 (2023) Deaf children with spoken language bilingualism: professional guidance to parents. Deafness & Education International , 25 (1). pp. 21-39. ISSN: 1557-069X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14643154.2022.2062096

Stojanovik, V. , Pagnamenta, E. , Seager, E. , Breen, M. , Jennings, S. , Joffe, V. , Harvey, K. , Pizzo, E. , Perry, H. (2022) The ASCEND study: protocol for a feasibility study to evaluate an early social communication intervention for young children with Down syndrome. Pilot and feasibility studies , 8 ISSN: 2055-5784 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-00968-7
Seager, E. , Sampson, S. , Sin, J. , Pagnamenta, E. , Stojanovik, V. (2022) A systematic review of speech, language, and communication interventions for children with Down syndrome from 0 to 6 years. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders , 57 (2). pp. 441-463. ISSN: 1460-6984 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12699
Alsiddiqi, Z. , Stojanovik, V. , Pagnamenta, E. (2022) Emergent literacy skills of Saudi Arabic speaking children with and without developmental language disorder. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics , 36 (4-5). pp. 301-318. ISSN: 1464-5076 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2021.1955299

Stojanovik, V. ORCID: 0000-0001-6791-9968 (2021) Genetic syndromes and communication disorders. In: Damico, J. , Müller, N. , Ball, M. , (eds.) The Handbook of Language and Speech Disorders 2nd edition. The Handbook of language and speech disorders-Second edition pp. 95-109. ISBN: 9781119606963 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119606987.ch5
Taha, J. , Stojanovik, V. , Pagnamenta, E. (2021) Sentence repetition as a clinical marker of developmental language disorder: evidence from Arabic. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research , 64 (12). pp. 4876-4889. ISSN: 1558-9102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00244
Taha, J. , Stojanovik, V. , Pagnamenta, E. (2021) Nonword repetition performance of Arabic-speaking children with and without Developmental Language Disorder: a study on diagnostic accuracy. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research , 64 (7). pp. 2750-2765. ISSN: 1558-9102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00556
Taha, J. , Stojanovik, V. , Pagnamenta, E. (2021) Expressive verb morphology deficits in Arabic-speaking children with Developmental Language Disorder. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research , 64 (2). pp. 561-578. ISSN: 1558-9102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00292

Cilibrasi, L. and Stojanovik, V. (2020) The interplay of stress saliency and word beginning saliency: an experimental study. Linguistica Pragensia , 30 (2). pp. 113-126. ISSN: 0862-8432 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.14712/18059635.2020.2.1
Mason-Apps, E. , Stojanovik, V. , Houston-Price, C. , Seager, E. , Buckley, S. (2020) Do infants with Down syndrome show an early receptive language advantage?. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research , 63 (2). pp. 585-598. ISSN: 1558-9102 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00157

Stojanovik, V. (2019) Down syndrome. In: Damico, J. and Ball, M. , (eds.) SAGE Encyclopaedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Sage Publications , Louisiana, USA. pp. 623-625. ISBN: 9781483380834
Stojanovik, V. (2019) Williams syndrome. In: Damico, J. and Ball, M. , (eds.) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Sage Publications (4). , Louisiana, USA. pp. 2113-2115. ISBN: 9781483380834
Mildner, V. , Stojanovik, V. , Tomic, D. (2019) Croatian LARSP. In: Ball, M. , Fletcher, P. , Crystal, D. , (eds.) Grammatical Profiles: Further Languages of LARSP. Multilingual Matters , Bristol. pp. 85-123. ISBN: 978788924382
Setter, J. , Yap, N. , Stojanovik, V. (2019) The perception of sentence stress in Malay and English. In: Calhoun, S. , Escudero, P. , Tabain, M. , Warren, P. , (eds.) Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Melbourne, Australia 2019. Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association Inc. , Canberra, Australia. pp. 2268-2271. ISBN: 9780646800691
Cilibrasi, L. , Stojanovik, V. , Riddell, P. , Saddy, D. (2019) Sensitivity to inflectional morphemes in the absence of meaning: evidence from a novel task. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research , 48 (3). pp. 747-767. ISSN: 0090-6905 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10936-019-09629-y

Seager, E. , Mason-Apps, E. , Stojanovik, V. , Norbury, C. , Bozicevic, L. , Murray, L. (2018) How do maternal interaction style and joint attention relate to language development in infants with Down syndrome and typically developing infants?. Research in Developmental Disabilities , 83 pp. 194-205. ISSN: 0891-4222 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2018.08.011
Cilibrasi, L. , Stojanovik, V. , Loucas, T. , Riddell, P. (2018) The role of non-initial clusters in the Children’s test of Nonword Repetition: evidence from children with language impairment and typically developing children. Dyslexia , 24 (4). pp. 322-335. ISSN: 1099-0909 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.1599
Nashaat, N. , Meguid, N. , Helmy, N. , Dardir, A. , Stojanovik, V. , El-Nofely, A. (2018) Linguistic phenotype in a sample of Arabic speaking children with Williams and fragile X syndromes. Bioscience Research , 15 (2). pp. 873-882. ISSN: 2218-3973
Mason-Apps, E. , Stojanovik, V. , Houston-Price, C. , Buckley, S. (2018) Longitudinal predictors of early language in infants with Down syndrome: a preliminary study. Research in Developmental Disabilities , 81 pp. 37-51. ISSN: 0891-4222 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2017.12.021
Stojanovik, V. , Zimmerer, V. , Setter, J. , Hudson, K. , Poyraz-Bilgin, I. , Saddy, D. (2018) Artificial grammar learning in Williams syndrome and in typical development: the role of rules, familiarity and prosodic cues. Applied Psycholinguistics , 39 (2). pp. 327-353. ISSN: 1469-1817 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0142716417000212

Stojanovik, V. , Setter, J. , Lacroix, A. (2016) Le développement de la prosodie dans le syndrome de Williams et le syndrome de Down chez des enfants de langue anglaise. Bulletin de psychologie , 69 (2). pp. 137-145. ISSN: 0007-4403 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3917/bupsy.542.0137 (No. 542)

Stojanovik, V. (2015) Multilingual perspectives on language in children with Williams syndrome. In: Patterson, J. and Rodriguez, B. , (eds.) Multilingual perspectives on child language disorders. Multilingual Matters , Bristol. pp. 95-123. ISBN: 9781783094714
Cilibrasi, L. , Stojanovik, V. , Riddell, P. (2015) Word position and stress effects in consonant cluster perception and production. Dyslexia , 21 (1). pp. 50-59. ISSN: 1099-0909 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dys.1488

Stojanovik, V. (2014) Language in genetic syndromes and cognitive modularity. In: Cummings, L. , (eds.) The Cambridge handbook of communication disorders. Cambridge University Press , Cambridge. pp. 541-558. ISBN: 9781107021235

Stojanovik, V. (2012) Later language. In: Farran, E. and Karmiloff-Smith, A. , (eds.) Neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan: A neuroconstructivist approach. Oxford University Press , Oxford. pp. 205-224. ISBN: 9780199594818
Martínez-Castilla, P. , Stojanovik, V. , Setter, J. , Sotillo, M. (2012) Prosodic abilities in Spanish and English children with Williams syndrome: a cross-linguistic study. Applied Psycholinguistics , 33 (1). pp. 1-22. ISSN: 1469-1817 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0142716411000385

Mason-Apps, E. , Stojanovik, V. , Houston-Price, C. (2011) Early word segmentation in typically developing infants and infants with Down syndrome: a preliminary study.
Stojanovik, V. and Setter, J. (2011) Prosody in two genetic disorders: Williams and Down's syndrome. In: Stojanovik, V. and Setter, J. , (eds.) Speech Prosody in Atypical Populations: Assessment and Remediation. J&R Press pp. 25-43. ISBN: 9781907826009
Stojanovik, V. and Setter, J. , eds. (2011) Speech prosody in atypical populations: assessment and remediation. J & R Press ISBN: 9781907826009
Stojanovik, V. (2011) Prosodic deficits in children with Down syndrome. Journal of Neurolinguistics , 24 (2). pp. 145-155. ISSN: 0911-6044 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2010.01.004
Vukovic, M. and Stojanovik, V. (2011) Characterising developmental language impairment in Serbian-speaking children: a preliminary investigation. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics , 25 (3). pp. 187-197. ISSN: 0269-9206 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699206.2010.521611

Lacroix, A. , Stojanovik, V. , Dardier , V. , Laval, V. (2010) Prosodie et Syndrome de Williams : une étude inter-langue . Enfance , 2010 (3). pp. 287-300. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4074/S001375451000306X
Setter, J. , Stojanovik, V. , Martínez-Castilla, P. (2010) Evaluating the intonation of non-native speakers of English using a computerised test battery. International Journal of Applied Linguistics , 20 (3). pp. 368-385. ISSN: 1473-4192 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1473-4192.2010.00253.x
Vukovic, M. , Vukovic, I. , Stojanovik, V. (2010) Investigation of language and motor skills in Serbian speaking children with specific language impairment and in typically developing children. Research in Developmental Disabilities , 31 (6). pp. 1633-1644. ISSN: 0891-4222 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2010.04.020
Stojanovik, V. (2010) Genetic syndromes and communication disorders. Handbook of language and speech disorders. Wiley-Blackwell , USA. pp. 115-131. ISBN: 9781405158626
Lacroix, A. , Aguert, M. , Dardier , V. , Stojanovik, V. , Laval, V. (2010) Idiom comprehension in French-speaking children and adolescents with Williams syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities , 31 (2). pp. 608-616. ISSN: 0891-4222 | doi: DOI:10.1016/j.ridd.2009.12.011
Stojanovik, V. (2010) Understanding and production of prosody in children with Williams syndrome: A developmental trajectory approach. Journal of Neurolinguistics , 23 (2). pp. 112-126. ISSN: 0911-6044 | doi: DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroling.2009.11.001

Lacroix, A. , Stojanovik, V. , Lukacs, A. (2009) What do we learn on language acquisition from Williams syndrome?. In: Dreyer, C. , (eds.) Language and linguistics: Emerging trends. Nova Science Publishers pp. 177-192. ISBN: 9781604568936
Stojanovik, V. and Setter, J. (2009) Conditions in which prosodic impairments occur. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology , 11 (4). pp. 293-297. ISSN: 1754-9515 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549500902943647 (Scientific forum: Prosody in speech-language pathology)
Stojanovik, V. and Setter, J. (2009) Conditions in which prosodic impairments occur. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology , 11 (4). pp. 293-297. ISSN: 1754-9515 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549500902943647

Setter, J. , Stojanovik, . , Martinez-Castilla, . (2008) Using PEPS-C as a tool to evaluate the intonation of learners of English.
Stojanovik, . (2008) Development of prosody in children with Williams syndrome.
Stojanovik, . and Setter, J. (2008) Atypical prosody in children with Williams syndrome.
Stojanovik, . , Setter, J. , Martinez-Castilla, . (2008) Prosodic abilities in English and Spanish children with Williams syndrome: a cross-linguistic study.
Stojanovik, . and Wyllie, . (2008) Prosodic abilities in children with Down syndrome.
Stojanovik, . and Riddell, . (2008) Expressive versus receptive language skills in specific reading disorder. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics , 22 (4-5). pp. 305-310. ISSN: 0269-9206 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699200801919349
Stojanovik, . and van Ewijk, . (2008) Do children with Williams syndrome have unusual vocabularies?. Journal of Neurolinguistics , 21 (1). pp. 18-34. ISSN: 0911-6044 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2007.06.003

Setter, J. , Stojanovik, V. , Van Ewijk, L. , Moreland, M. (2007) Pitch range and vowel duration in the speech of children with Williams syndrome. pp. 1977-1980.
James, . and Stojanovik, . (2007) Communication skills in blind children: a preliminary investigation . Child: Care, Health and Development , 33 (1). pp. 4-10. ISSN: 0305-1862 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00621.x
Setter, J. , Stojanovik, . , van Ewijk, . , Moreland, . (2007) Affective prosody in children with Williams syndrome. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics , 21 (9). pp. 659-672. ISSN: 0269-9206 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699200701539056
Stojanovik, . , Setter, J. , van Ewijk, . (2007) Intonation abilities of children with Williams syndrome: a preliminary investigation. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research , 50 (6). pp. 1606-1617. ISSN: 1092-4388 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2007/108)

Stojanovik, . (2006) The co-occurrence of autism and Williams syndrome: a case study report. Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis , 2 (1). pp. 46-54. ISSN: 1932-4731
Stojanovik, . (2006) Social interaction deficits and conversational inadequacy in Williams syndrome. Journal of Neurolinguistics , 19 (2). pp. 157-173. ISSN: 0911-6044 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2005.11.005
Stojanovik, . , Perkins, . , Howard, . (2006) Linguistic heterogeneity in Williams syndrome. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics , 20 (7-8). pp. 547-552. ISSN: 0269-9206 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699200500266422
Tarling, . , Perkins, . , Stojanovik, . (2006) Conversational success in Williams syndrome: communication in the face of cognitive and linguistic limitations. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics , 20 (7-8). pp. 583-590. ISSN: 0269-9206 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699200500266547

Garman, . , James, . , Stojanovik, . (2005) Developmental theory and language disorders: a thematic summary . In: Fletcher, . and Miller, . , (eds.) Developmental theory and language disorders. Trends in Language Acquisition Research John Benjamins Publishing Company (4). , Amsterdam. pp. 147-164. ISBN: 9789027234742

Stojanovik, V. , Perkins, M. , Howard, S. (2004) Williams syndrome and specific language impairment do not support claims for developmental double dissociations and innate modularity. Journal of Neurolinguistics , 17 (6). pp. 403-424. ISSN: 0911-6044 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2004.01.002

Marshall, J. , Stojanovik, V. , Ralph, S. (2002) 'I never even gave it a second thought': PGCE students' attitudes towards the inclusion of children with speech and language impairments. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders , 37 (4). pp. 475-489. ISSN: 1460-6984 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1368282021000008892

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