Dictionary of Communication Disorders 4e 4th Edition
Author(s): David Morris (Author)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date: 1 Oct. 2004
Edition: 4th
Language: English
Print length: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 1861562853
ISBN-13: 9781861562852
Book Description
This dictionary provides clear and concise explanations of terms used in the field of speech, therapy pathology and relevant terms in related fields including augmentative, alternative communication, hearing, linguistic, medicine, phonetics/phonology and psychology/psychiatry.
Those working with people who have communication disorders and those who may be returning to this field will find the explanations easy to understand. Terms include assessments, therapy programmes and current theories in these fields.
This edition has been thoroughly updated. It includes useful website addresses for manufacturers and suppliers of communication aids and publishers of assessments, and where to find useful information on the internet for various conditions.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…libraries catering for speech therapists will obviously find this essential…” (Reference Reviews, Sept 05)
“… provides a valuable resource that is especially suitable for students or people new to the field … according to our students, a ‘must-have’!” (Child Language Teaching and Therapy, May 2006)
From the Inside Flap
The fourth edition has been updated to include useful website addresses for manufacturers and suppliers of communication aids and publishers of assessments, and where to find useful information on the Internet for various conditions.
Since dictionaries need to reflect changes in terminology, the text has been revised completely with older terms and older technology systems being removed to make way for new terms and new technology systems.
From the Back Cover
The fourth edition has been updated to include useful website addresses for manufacturers and suppliers of communication aids and publishers of assessments, and where to find useful information on the Internet for various conditions.
Since dictionaries need to reflect changes in terminology, the text has been revised completely with older terms and older technology systems being removed to make way for new terms and new technology systems.
About the Author
David Morris, Independent Speech and Language Therapy Consultant, UK.
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