Clinical Applications of Linguistics to Speech-Language Pathology: A Guide for Clinicians

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Clinical Applications of Linguistics to Speech-Language Pathology is a practical guide that provides linguistically grounded approaches to clinical practice. It introduces key linguistic disciplines and discusses how they form a basis for assessment and treatment of individuals with communication differences or disorders. Written by experts in linguistics and communication disorders, each chapter provides clinicians with a foundational understanding of linguistics as it applies to spoken and signed languages and underscores the importance of integrating linguistic theories into clinical decision-making. The book is divided into two parts that focus on the applications of linguistics to speech and language differences and disorders in both children and adults. The chapters cover the full range of linguistic domains including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Applications to a wide range of populations including childhood apraxia of speech, aphasia, dysarthria, traumatic brain injury and accent modification clients are also discussed. Many chapters include assessment and treatment resources that can be used by practicing clinicians. This highly accessible and comprehensive book is an indispensable resource for practicing speech-language pathologists and other members of the profession, including instructors with minimal exposure to linguistics. It will also be beneficial for students of Linguistics, Speech and Hearing Sciences, and Audiology and Speech Language Pathology who are seeking practical knowledge of the fields. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of contributors Preface Part I Applications to child speech and language differences and disorders 1 Phonetics and Phonology: Beyond the phoneme 2 Morphosyntax: Using linguistic theory to frame assessment and intervention of morphosyntactic skills in English speaking children Appendix 2.1 Appendix 2.2 3 Prosody: Child prosody and approaches to assessment and intervention 4 Sociolinguistics: Use of linguistic theory to inform clinical practice for children with Developmental Language Disorder within African American English Appendix 4.1 5 Sign language: Signed language structure and considerations for language intervention with deaf children Appendix 5.1 Part II Applications to adult speech and language differences and disorders 6 Phonetics and Phonology: The phonetics and phonology of intelligibility: The functional importance to intelligibility of speech sounds Appendix 6.1 7 Morphosyntax: Verb and sentence impairments in aphasia: theory, assessment, and treatment 8 Semantics: Contextual variability of word meaning: implications for the treatment of acquired language disorders Appendix 8.1 Appendix 8.2 9 Pragmatics: Discourse assessment and treatment in traumatic brain injury 10 Prosody: Linguistic and clinical perspectives 11 Sociolinguistics: The linguistics of accentedness: how phonetics, phonology, and sociolinguistic considerations impact clinical intervention of accent modification Appendix 11.1 Appendix 11.2 Index