List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
1 The Study of Communication Disorders
1．1 Why study communication disorders?
1．2 Human communication： processes and breakdown
1．3 Significant clinical distinctions
1．4 Disciplines converging on the study of communication disorders
1．4．1 Linguistics
1．4．2 Medicine
Suggestions for further reading
Exercises
Answers to exercises
2 Developmental Speech Disorders
2．1 The classification of developmental speech disorders
2．2 Cleft lip and palate
2．3 Developmental dysarthria
2．4 Developmental verbal dyspraxia
2．5 Assessment and treatment
Suggestions for further reading
Exercises
Answers to exercises
3 Developmental Language Disorders
3．1 The classification of developmental language disorders
3．2 Developmental phonological disorder
3．3 Specific language impairment
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