Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology Voices, Collected Essays on Language, Laughter, and Life

by LaPointe, Leonard L.

• ISBN13: 9781435497696
• ISBN10: 1435497694
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-25
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology: Voices: Collected Essays on Language, Laughter, and Life is the ideal, one-of-a-kind inspirational book on the importance of communication to the human spirit. This book is a collection of sixty-one of the best essays that Dr. LaPointe has written and published in the Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology over a period of years. Dr. LaPointe is a clinician, researcher and teacher in the field of communication disorders. Some of these essays explore the vagaries and peculiarities of language as well as the values that allow us to enjoy reason, good science and fruitful daily living. This collection brings all of Dr. LaPointe's wisdom, insight and humor into one book and will provide inspiration to those who study or work in the field of speech-language pathology, as well as to anyone interested in the importance of communication to the human spirit.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Science of Fear	p. 1
Churkendoose	p. 5
Locked-In	p. 9
Complex and Odd	p. 13
Super Models	p. 17
Strange Cures	p. 21
Compassion Fatigue	p. 25
Tingo	p. 29
Broca's Brain: Brother, Wherefore Art Thou?	p. 33
Cook and Kiwi	p. 39
Cell Hell	p. 43
Profanity	p. 49
X-Ray Eyes	p. 53
Mixed Metaphors	p. 57
The Lonely Whale	p. 61
Feral Children	p. 65
Biology of Hope	p. 71
Dreams	p. 75
A Little Night Tafelspitz	p. 79
Whales, Brains, and Islands	p. 83
Time After Time	p. 87
Moxon and the Flying Trapeze	p. 91
Sushi, Gator Tail, and Knee Banjos	p. 95
Snake Wine and Culture Shock	p. 99
Never Odd or Even	p. 103
The Sociology of Aphasia	p. 107
Proverbs	p. 113
Laugh Pills	p. 117
Sage Advice	p. 121
Holidays and Youth	p. 125
St. Anthony and Motor Speech	p. 129
Saguaros and Dogwoods: Change and Ethics	p. 133
Light in the Attic	p. 137
Morphology and the Red Priest	p. 141
Turn, Turn, Turn	p. 145
Dictionaries	p. 149
Cultures	p. 153
Aquarius	p. 157
Personal Accounts	p. 161
Bad Science-Good Science	p. 165
Eggheads	p. 169
Lives	p. 173
Days-Daze	p. 177
Rotten Reviews	p. 181
Mentors	p. 185
Quality	p. 189
Strikes	p. 193
Surf and Space	p. 197
On Being a Patient	p. 201
First Among Gifts	p. 205
Growth	p. 209
Classification	p. 213
Fruit Bats and Apples	p. 217
The Bran	p. 221
Voices	p. 223
The Grass	p. 225
Marching	p. 227
Term, Holidays, Work	p. 229
Brain and Red Rocks	p. 231
Crossing to Safety	p. 233
Objectives, Scope, Philosophy	p. 237
Epilogue	p. 243
Index	p. 245
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