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

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.

Naomi Gurevich, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA. Her research interests combine her background in phonology with acquired language disorders. She has previously authored two books in these areas.

Christopher M. Grindrod, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA. His research focuses on investigating language impairments in aphasia, and cognitive-communication disorders associated with right hemisphere brain injury. He has published extensively in these areas for over 20 years.