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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777010703321

Autore

Cummings Louise

Titolo

Clinical linguistics [[electronic resource] /] / Louise Cummings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-22485-5

9786611224851

0-7486-2925-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (529 p.)

Disciplina

616.855

Soggetti

Applied linguistics

Language disorders

Communicative disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-497) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The Scope of Clinical Linguistics; 2. Disorders of the Pre- and Perinatal Period; 3. Disorders of Cognitive Development; 4. Disorders of Speech and Language Development; 5. Acquired Communication and Swallowing Disorders; 6. Disorders of Fluency; 7. Disorders of Voice; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

An introduction to 'clinical linguistics', a complex field of study that draws upon a range of linguistic, medical and other disciplines. It will introduce students to a wide range of developmental and acquired communication disorders.