The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics
English
By (author): David R. Ross
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.
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