Communication Disorders
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Beschreibung
What are communication disorders? How are they identified, assessed and treated?
This introductory textbook presents the full range of developmental and acquired communication disorders, including specific language impairment, dysarthria, apraxia of speech, aphasia and stuttering. Covering clinical features, diagnosis and treatment, the book is an indispensable resource for students of linguistics, and speech and language therapy.
Communication Disorders also:
- includes clinical linguistic data throughout to illustrate specific features of communication disorders
- discusses disorders often neglected in introductory books, such as glossectomy and gender dysphoria
- contains in-text references to a companion website which has colour photographs, audio and video files, and 200 self-test questions
- provides exercises with answers, key point boxes, case studies, suggested readings and a glossary
The full range of developmental and acquired communication disorders are examined by analyzing their clinical features and explaining how therapists assess and treat them. Clinical linguistic data are given throughout, and a comprehensive companion website containing colour photographs, audio and video files and self-test questions, is provided.
First book on communication disorders for students in Linguistics as opposed to students studying degrees such as Speech and Language Therapy
Examines the full range of developmental and acquired communication disorders, as well as disorders often neglected in introductory booksProvides exercises with answers, key point boxes, case studies, suggested readings and a glossary
First book on communication disorders for students in Linguistics as opposed to students studying degrees such as Speech and Language Therapy
Examines the full range of developmental and acquired communication disorders, as well as disorders ofte
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Louise Cummings
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