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Overview
This book has been written by practicing clinicians and researchers who are closely involved with individuals who have disorders of communication.
The first section provides an overview of basic issues and terminology in clinical linguistics; the second section discusses the purpose and value of assessing specific aspects of an individual' s linguistic ability and evaluates mainstream linguistic assessment procedures. The third sectionreviews the impact that modern linguistics is having on clinical intervention.
For this 2nd edition, the book has been updated to take into account recent research developments and there is a new chapter on the assessment of speech perception.
Synopsis
This book has been written by practicing clinicians and researchers who are closely involved with individuals who have disorders of communication.
The first section provides an overview of basic issues and terminology in clinical linguistics; the second section discusses the purpose and value of assessing specific aspects of an individual' s linguistic ability and evaluates mainstream linguistic assessment procedures. The third sectionreviews the impact that modern linguistics is having on clinical intervention.
For this 2nd edition, the book has been updated to take into account recent research developments and there is a new chapter on the assessment of speech perception.
Booknews
Contains 15 contributions, divided into three sections: an introduction to the fields of linguistics and phonetics; the purpose and value of assessing aspects of an individual's linguistic ability and evaluation of current assessment procedures for each; and the role of linguistics and phonetics in the diagnosis and management of individuals with speech and language disorders. First published in 1989 by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)