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    Clinical linguistics is the study of language pathology and applies linguistics to speech pathology. It analyzes language data from individuals with language disorders. Clinical linguistics has a long history in applied linguistics and contributed to interdisciplinary departments focused on speech and language disorders. It covers applying linguistics to assess and treat individuals with difficulties producing language due to disorders, deficits, dysfunctions, deprivation or other challenges. Linguists play roles in describing language samples from individuals with distortions, conducting research to bridge diagnosis and treatment, designing assessment and rehabilitation protocols, and identifying symptoms of language disabilities.

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    Clinical linguistics is the study of language pathology and applies linguistics to speech pathology. It analyzes language data from individuals with language disorders. Clinical linguistics has a long history in applied linguistics and contributed to interdisciplinary departments focused on speech and language disorders. It covers applying linguistics to assess and treat individuals with difficulties producing language due to disorders, deficits, dysfunctions, deprivation or other challenges. Linguists play roles in describing language samples from individuals with distortions, conducting research to bridge diagnosis and treatment, designing assessment and rehabilitation protocols, and identifying symptoms of language disabilities.

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    Clinical linguistics is the study of language pathology and applies linguistics to speech pathology. It analyzes language data from individuals with language disorders. Clinical linguistics has a long history in applied linguistics and contributed to interdisciplinary departments focused on speech and language disorders. It covers applying linguistics to assess and treat individuals with difficulties producing language due to disorders, deficits, dysfunctions, deprivation or other challenges. Linguists play roles in describing language samples from individuals with distortions, conducting research to bridge diagnosis and treatment, designing assessment and rehabilitation protocols, and identifying symptoms of language disabilities.

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    Clinical linguistics is the study of language pathology and applies linguistics to speech pathology. It analyzes language data from individuals with language disorders. Clinical linguistics has a long history in applied linguistics and contributed to interdisciplinary departments focused on speech and language disorders. It covers applying linguistics to assess and treat individuals with difficulties producing language due to disorders, deficits, dysfunctions, deprivation or other challenges. Linguists play roles in describing language samples from individuals with distortions, conducting research to bridge diagnosis and treatment, designing assessment and rehabilitation protocols, and identifying symptoms of language disabilities.

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    INTRDUCTION TO CLINICAL

    LINGUISTICS
    1. Introduction& Definitions

    Clinical linguistics is understood as the area of Applied linguistics dealing especially


    with the analysis of data from speakers with some sort of pathology affecting their use
    of language.
    David Crystal defined CL as the application of linguistic sciences to the study of
    language disability in all its forms. It makes its own contribution to neurosciences and
    cognitive sciences.
    2. Historical Background

    •Linguistics neglected this field in the second half of the 20th century, and
    linguists concentrated on applied research into other topics such as those
    related to teaching a second language, language policy and language
    planning or computational linguistics.

    * There are also a number of journals that are compulsory readings for the
    speech therapist such as:
    A. Advances in Speech Language Pathology
    B. Augmentative & Alternative Communication

    C. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics


    D. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

    E. Journal of Intellectual and Development Disability


    * Clinical linguistics studies have a long history in applied linguistics, and
    it participated in the process of creating interdisciplinary university
    departments called “ Department of Speech Disorder”, “ Department of
    Speech and Communication Disorder” “ Department of the Science and
    Disorders of Communication”

    What does CL cover?


    CL covers the application of linguistics to the field of speech pathology and
    language pathology and its most direct professional manifestation is
    logopedics or speech therapy.
    What are the difficulties a language user may suffer from?
    There are several difficulties that affect the production of a language by an
    individual as:
    1. Disorder
    2. Deficit
    3. Dysfunction
    4. Deprivation
    5. Disadvantage
    6. Handicap
    7. Loss of speech
    8. Stuttering
    9. Pronunciation disturbance
    Where do we encounter a person with a serious linguistic difficulty?
    We have those people in
    1. A school classroom
    2. A pre-school playground
    3. A young adult training center
    4. A home for the aged

    Who are the professionals involved in the care and treatment of language
    handicapped people?
    1. Speech and language pathologists
    2. Therapists
    3. School teachers
    4. Educational & clinical psychologists
    5. Pediatricians
    6. Social workers
    What is the role of linguists with reference to CL ?
    The linguists’ task in terms of speech and language pathology mainly
    concerns:
    A. Description: the linguist’s job is to obtain samples of distorted speech
    under appropriate conditions and using the correct methodology,
    describe the samples of distorted speech and apply comprehensive
    knowledge of all the components of language.
    B. Research: the research done by the linguists in CL acts as an essential
    bridge between the neuropsychologist’s diagnosis and te speech
    therapist’s rehabilitatory praxis.
    C. Designing: The linguist’s comprehensive knowledge of the language
    system enables them to design diagnostic and rehabilitation protocols to
    be used by the speech therapists.

    D. Noticing Symptoms: A linguist is a capable person who can identifies


    the important symptoms of language disability.

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