Articulation and Phonological Disorders

by Bernthal, John E.; Bankson, Nicholas W.; Flipsen, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780205569267
• ISBN10: 0205569269
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-23
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This leading text forclinical phonologycourses does not prescribe a single approach to phonological disorders but rather presents aneclectic perspective on the nature, assessment, and treatmentof these communication impairments.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Normal Aspects of Articulation
Introduction	p. 1
Structure of Language	p. 1
Fundamentals of Articulatory Phonetics	p. 6
Coarticulation: Interactions among Sounds in Context	p. 35
Aerodynamic Considerations in Speech Production	p. 41
Acoustic Considerations of Speech	p. 44
Sensory Information in Speech Production	p. 46
Generative Phonology	p. 47
Optimality Theory	p. 54
Which Phonological Theory to Select?	p. 54
Summary of Levels of Organization of Speech	p. 55
Concluding Note on Implications for Speech Acquisition	p. 57
Questions for Chapter 1	p. 59
Early Phonological Development	p. 63
Models of Phonological Development: The Child as an Active Learner	p. 63
Infant Perception: Breaking into the Code	p. 72
Infant Production: Interaction of Maturation and Experience	p. 78
The Transition Period: From Babble to Speech	p. 84
Individual Differences: Profile of Two 1-Year-Old Girls	p. 90
Systematization and Reorganization: From Word to Segment	p. 92
Linguistic Perception beyond the Transition Period: Representing Speech Sounds	p. 93
Questions for Chapter 2	p. 98
Later Phonological Development	p. 105
Establishing Group Norms: Large-Scale Studies	p. 106
Phonological Processes: Systematicity in Production Errors	p. 110
Profiling the Preschool Child: Individual Differences Revisited	p. 118
Development of Perception beyond Early Childhood: Understanding Running Speech	p. 124
Production in the School-Age Child: Continuing Change	p. 128
Questions for Chapter 3	p. 135
Etiology/Factors Related to Phonologic Disorders	p. 139
Introduction	p. 139
Structure and Function of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms	p. 141
Motor Abilities	p. 164
Oral Myofunctional Disorders/Tongue Thrust	p. 166
Neuromotor Disorders	p. 171
Cognitive-Linguistic Factors	p. 176
Psychosocial Factors	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 192
Questions for Chap
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