Clinical linguistics

• Main Author: Cummings, Louise.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008.
• Subjects: Applied linguistics.; Language disorders.; Communication Disorders.; Linguistics > methods.; Speech-Language Pathology > methods.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Hearing & Speech.; MEDICAL > Audiology & Speech Pathology.; Taalpathologie.; Klinische Linguistik; Patholinguistik; Electronic books.
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An introduction to 'clinical linguistics', a complex field of study that draws upon a range of linguistic, medical and other disciplines. It will introduce students to a wide range of developmental and acquired communication disorders.

Table of Contents:

• The scope of clinical linguistics
• Disorders of the pre- and perinatal period
• Disorders of cognitive development
• Disorders of speech and language development
• Acquired communication and swallowing disorders
• Disorders of fluency
• Disorders of voice.