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Author(s): S.K. Grover (Author)
- Publisher: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd, India
- Publication Date: October 30, 2017
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 672 pages
- ISBN-10: 1119875900
- ISBN-13: 9781119875901
Book Description
The new edition of the leading reference work on Clinical Linguistics, fully updated with new research and developments in the field
The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics, Second Edition provides a timely and authoritative survey of this interdisciplinary field, exploring the application of linguistic theory and method to the study of speech and language disorders. Containing 42 in-depth chapters by an international panel of established and rising scholars, this classic volume addresses a wide range of pathologies while offering valuable insights into key theory and research, multilingual and cross-linguistics factors, analysis and assessment methods, and more.
Now in its second edition, The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics features nine entirely new chapters on clinical corpus linguistics, multimodal analysis, cognition and language, the linguistics of sign languages, clinical phonotactics, typical and nontypical phonological development, clinical phonology and phonological assessment, and two chapters on instrumental analysis of voice and speech production. Revised and expanded chapters incorporate new research in clinical linguistics and place greater emphasis on specific speech disorders, connections to literacy, and multilingualism. This invaluable reference works:
- Reflects the latest developments in new research and data, as well as changing perspectives about the priorities and future of the field
- Features new and revised chapters throughout, many with new authors or authorial teams
- Offers well-rounded coverage of the major areas of the speech sciences in the study of communication disorders
- Discusses how mainstream theories and descriptions of language are influenced by clinical research
Building on the success of the first edition, The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics, Second Edition, is an indispensable resource for researchers and advanced students across all areas of speech-language sciences, including speech disorders, speech pathology, speech therapy, communication disorders, cognitive linguistics, and neurolinguistics.
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Now in its second edition and fully revised throughout, The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics 2nd Edition contains 42 in-depth chapters written by a panel of well-established and contemporary scholars that explore the application of linguistic theory and method to the study of communication disorders. Each of this Handbook’s four parts focuses on how a particular subfield of linguistics ― Pragmatics, Discourse, and Sociolinguistics; Syntax and Semantics; Phonology; and Phonetics ― is applied in the context of communication disability. The authors address a wide range of clinical topics while providing valuable insights into key theory and research, multilingual and cross-linguistic factors, practical analysis and assessment methods, and more.
Reflecting recent developments and changing perspectives in clinical linguistics, this edition features nine entirely new chapters, on clinical corpus linguistics, multimodal analysis, cognition and language, the linguistics of sign languages, clinical aspects of system and structure in phonology, typical and nontypical phonological development, clinical phonology and phonological assessment, and two chapters on instrumental analysis of voice and of speech production. Updated and expanded chapters incorporate new research in clinical linguistics and place greater emphasis on specific communication disorders, connections to literacy, and multilingualism.
Presenting timely and authoritative coverage of all major topics in the subject, The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics, Second Edition, is an essential resource for researchers and advanced students in speech-language pathology, speech therapy, communication disorders, cognitive linguistics, and neurolinguistics.
About the Author
Martin J. Ball is Honorary Professor at Prifysgol Bangor University, Wales, and former Professor of Speech-Language Pathology at Linköping University, Sweden. He has published many field-defining works and is a renowned scholar of clinical linguistics and Celtic languages.
Nicole Müller is Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences in the School of Clinical Therapies at University College Cork, Ireland. She has published widely in the fields of clinical linguistics and speech and language pathology.
Elizabeth Spencer is Senior Lecturer of Speech Pathology at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She currently studies the effects of aging on language and performs discourse analysis within the field of speech pathology.
