Synopses & Reviews
Articulatory and Phonological Impairments, 4/e gives readers comprehensive coverage of a wide range of concepts, coupled with a strong clinical emphasis and a variety of helpful learning aids, making it the ideal guide for understanding critical topics related to articulation and phonology. It takes readers from theory to clinical practice with many concrete examples of the concepts at work and a readable approach that constantly reinforces the concepts.
About the Author
Jacqueline Bauman-Waengler, Ph.D., is a Consultant, Speech/Language Specialist currently affiliated with Western Psychological Corporation in Los Angeles, California.
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Clinical Framework: Basic Terms and Concepts
Communication, Speech, and Language
Subdivisions of Language
Articulation and Speech Sounds: Phonology and Phonemes
Articulation Disorders versus Phonological Disorders
Summary
Case Study
Think Critically
Test Yourself
Websites
Further Readings
Chapter 2 Phonetics — Articulatory Phonetics
Phonetics: Definitions and Classification
Vowels versus Consonants
American English Vowels
American English Consonants
Sounds in Context: Coarticulation and Assimilation
Syllable Structure
Summary
Case Study
Think Critically
Test Yourself
Websites
Further Readings
Chapter 3 Phonetic Transcription and Diacritics
Phonetic Transcription as a Notational System
Why Use Phonetic Transcription?
Diacritics
Diacritics Used with Consonants
Diacritics Used with Vowels
Diacritics for Stress, Duration, and Syllable Boundaries
Clinical Implications
Summary
Case Study
Think Critically
Test Yourself
Websites
Further Readings
Chapter 4 Theoretical Considerations and Practical Applications
Phonology
What Is Phonology?
How Does Phonology Work?
How Did the Concept of the Phoneme Develop?
Speech Sound versus Phoneme: Clinical Application Distinctive Feature Theories
What Are Distinctive Features?
How Do Distinctive Features Work?
How Did Distinctive Feature Theories Develop?
Distinctive Feature Theories: Clinical Application
Generative Phonology
What Is Generative Phonology?
How Does Generative Phonology Work?
How Did Generative Phonology Develop?
Distinctive Features and Generative Phonology: Clinical Application
Natural Phonology
What Is Natural Phonology?
How Does Natural Phonology Work?
Phonological Processes
How Did Natural Phonology Develop?
Natural Phonology: Clinical Application
Linear versus Nonlinear Phonologies
What Are Linear and Nonlinear Phonologies?
How Do Nonlinear Phonologies Work?
How Did Nonlinear Phonology Develop?
Nonlinear Phonologies: Clinical Implications
Summary
Case Study
Think Critically
Test Yourself
Websites
Further Readings
Appendix 4.1
Chapter 5 Normal Phonological Development
Aspects of Structural and Functional Development
Aspects of Perceptual Development
Prelinguistic Stages: Before the First Words
Vocoids
Contoids
Syllable Shapes
Babbling and Its Relationship to Later Language Development
Prosodic Feature Development
Transition from Babbling to First Words
The First Fifty Words
Segmental Form Development
Prosodic Feature Development
The Preschool Child
Segmental Form Development: Vowels
Segmental Form Development: Consonants
Phonological Processes
Prosodic Feature Development
English as a Second