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Introduction to communication sciences and disorders : the scientific basis of clinical practice /

"Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders: The Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice is designed for undergraduate students who are taking a first course in the discipline of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). The textbook presents students with the range of communication i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Weismer, Gary (Autor), Brown, David K. (Professor of audiology) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, CA : Plural Publishing, Inc., [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Reviewers
  • 1. Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Introduction: Communication Sciences and Disorders as a Discipline
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
  • An Interdisciplinary Field
  • Translational Research
  • Does the Basic Science Work? Does the Clinic Work?
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • A Typical Undergraduate Curriculum
  • Who Are the Professionals in Communication Sciences and Disorders?
  • Preparation for, and the Profession of, Speech-Language Pathology
  • Preparation for, and the Profession of, Audiology
  • Order of Chapters in the Text
  • Chapter Summary
  • References
  • 2. The Nervous System: Language, Speech, and Hearing Structures and Processes
  • Introduction
  • Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
  • The Neuron
  • The Synapse
  • Tour of Gross Neuroanatomy
  • Frontal Lobe
  • Occipital Lobe
  • Temporal Lobe
  • Parietal Lobe
  • Hidden Cortex
  • Subcortical Nuclei
  • Brainstem, Cerebellum, and Spinal Cord
  • The Auditory Pathways
  • The Dominant Hemisphere and the Perisylvian Language Areas
  • Arcuate Fasciculus (Dorsal Stream) and Ventral Stream
  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Speech and Language Brain Activity
  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging
  • Chapter Summary
  • References
  • 3. Language Science
  • Introduction
  • What Is Language?
  • Language: A Conventional System
  • Language: A Dynamic System
  • Language Is Generative
  • Language Uses Mental Representations
  • Language Is Localized in the Brain
  • Components of Language
  • Form
  • Social Use of Language (Pragmatics)
  • Language and Cognitive Processes
  • Why
  • How
  • When
  • Chapter Summary
  • References
  • 4. Communication in a Multicultural Society
  • Introduction
  • Why It Matters
  • Difference Versus Disorder
  • Standardized Testing and Language Difference Versus Disorder
  • Accent, Dialect, and Culture
  • Accent
  • Dialect
  • Code Switching
  • Foreign Accent
  • Bilingualism and Multilingualism
  • Chapter Summary
  • References
  • 5. Preverbal Foundations of Speech and Language Development
  • Introduction
  • Preparatory Notes on Developmental Chronologies
  • 0 to 3 Months: Expression (Production)
  • 0 to 3 Months: Perception and Comprehension
  • 3 to 8 Months: Production
  • 3 to 8 Months: Perception and Comprehension
  • 8 to 12 Months: Production
  • 8 to 12 Months: Perception and Comprehension
  • Gesture and Preverbal Language Development
  • Chapter Summary
  • References
  • 6. Typical Language Development
  • Introduction
  • 12 to 18 Months
  • 18 to 24 Months
  • Three Years (36 Months)
  • Multiword Utterances, Grammatical Morphology
  • Expanding Utterance Length: A Measure of Linguistic Sophistication
  • Grammatical Morphology
  • Typical Language Development in School Years
  • Metalinguistic Skills
  • Pragmatic Skill: Discourse