Synopsis
This text packages introduces both the science of communication and the profession of communicative disorders, using plain language, question-and-answer dialogues, and many cases. Coverage includes communication and its disorders, specialists and their roles, anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing, language acquisition, neurologically based communicative disorders, hearing and its disorders, and education and professional organizations. For this third edition, the chapter on culture, communication, diversity, and disorders has been rewritten to include overviews of primary dialects of English. Hegde teaches communicative science and disorders at California State University-Fresno. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Booknews
An introductory text for undergraduates that offers an overview of disorders and specialties within the field, and covers anatomy and physiology, language acquisition, fluency disorders, cleft palate, diversity and communication disorders, and information on professional organizations and courses of study. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)