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October 2003
8 1/2 x 11, 630 pp., 128 illus.
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The MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders
Edited by Raymond D. Kent

Introductionix
Acknowledgmentsxi
Part I: Voice1
Acoustic Assessment of Voice3
Aerodynamic Assessment of Vocal Function7
Alaryngeal Voice and Speech Rehabilitation10
Anatomy of the Human Larynx13
Assessment of Functional Impact of Voice Disorders20
Electroglottographic Assessment of Voice23
Functional Voice Disorders27
Hypokinetic Laryngeal Movement Disorders30
Infectious Diseases and Inflammatory Conditions of the Larynx32
Instrumental Assessment of Children's Voice35
Laryngeal Movement Disorders: Treatment with Botulinum Toxin38
Laryngeal Reinnervation Procedures41
Laryngeal Trauma and Peripheral Structural Ablations45
Psychogenic Voice Disorders: Direct Therapy49
The Singing Voice51
Vocal Hygiene54
Vocal Production System: Evolution56
Vocalization, Neural Mechanisms of59
Voice Acoustics63
Voice Disorders in Children67
Voice Disorders of Aging72
Voice Production: Physics and Physiology75
Voice Quality, Perceptual Evalutation of78
Voice Rehabilitation After Conservation Laryngectomy80
Voice Therapy: Breathing Exercises82
Voice Therapy: Holistic Techniques85
Voice Therapy for Adults88
Voice Therapy for Neurological Aging-Related Voice Disorders91
Voice Therapy for Professional Voice Users95
Part II: Speech99
Apraxia of Speech: Nature and Phenomenology101
Apraxia of Speech: Treatment104
Aprosodia107
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Approaches in Adults110
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Approaches in Children112
Autism115
Bilingualism, Speech Issues in119
Developmental Apraxia of Speech121
Dialect, Regional124
Dysarthrias: Characteristics and Classification126
Dysarthrias: Management129
Dysphagia, Oral and Pharyngeal132
Early Recurrent Otitis Media and Speech Development135
Laryngectormy137
Mental Retardation and Speech in Children140
Motor Speech Involvement in Children142
Mutism, Neurogenic145
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders in Children147
Phonetic Transcription of Childrens's Speech150
Phonological Awareness Intervention for Children with Expressive Phonological Impairments153
Phonological Errors, Residual156
Phonology: Clinical Issues in Serving Speakers of African-American Vernacular English158
Psychosocial Problems Associated with Communicative Disorders161
Speech and Language Disorders in Children: Computer-Based Approaches164
Speech and Language Issues in Children from Asian-Pacific Backgrounds167
Speech Assessment, Instrumental169
Speech Assessment in Children: Descriptive Linguistic Methods174
Speech Development in Infants and Young Children with a Tracheostomy176
Speech Disfluency and Stuttering in Children180
Speech Disorders: Genetic Transmission183
Speech Disorders in Adults, Psychogenic186
Speech Disorders in Children: A Psycholinguistic Perspective189
Speech Disorders in Children: Behavioral Approaches to Remediation192
Speech Disorders in Children: Birth-Related Risk Factors194
Speech Disorders in Children: Cross-Linguistic Data196
Speech Disorders in Children: Descriptive Linguistic Approaches198
Speech Disorders in Children: Motor Speech Disorders of Known Origin200
Speech Disorder in Children: Speech-Language Approaches204
Speech Disorders Secondary to Hearing Impairment Acquired in Adulthood207
Speech Disorders in Children from Latino Backgrounds210
Speech Sampling, Articulation Tests, and Intelligibility in Children with Phonological Errors213
Speech Sampling, Articulation Tests, and Intelligibility in Children with Residual Errors215
Speech Sound Disorders in Children: Description and Classification218
Stuttering220
Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment: Speech Differences223
Ventilator-Supported Speech Production226
Part III: Language229
Agrammatism231
Agraphia233
Alexia236
Alzheimer's Disease240
Aphasia, Global243
Aphasia, Primary Progressive245
Aphasia: The Classical Syndromes249
Aphasia, Wernicke's252
Aphasia Treatment: Computer-Aided Rehabilitation254
Aphasia Treatment: Pharmacological Approaches257
Aphasia Treatment: Psychosocial Issues260
Aphasic Syndromes: Connectionist Models262
Aphasiology, Comparative265
Argument Structure: Representation and Processing269
Attention and Language272
Auditory-Motor Interaction in Speech and Language275
Augmentative and Alternative Communication: General Issues277
Bilingualism and Language Impairment279
Communications Disorders in Adults: Functional Approaches to Aphasia283
Communication Disorders in Infants and Toddlers285
Communication Skills of People with Down Syndrome288
Dementia291
Dialect Speakers294
Dialect Versus Disorder297
Discourse300
Discourse Impairments302
Functional Brain Imaging305
Inclusion Models for Children with Developmental Disabilities307
Language Development in Children with Focal Lesions311
Language Disorders in Adults: Subcortical Involvement314
Language Disorders in African-American Children318
Language Disorders in Latino Children321
Language Disorders in School-Age Children: Aspects of Assessment324
Language Disorders in School-Age Children: Overview326
Language Impairment and Reading Disability329
Language Impairment in Children: Cross-Linguistic Studies331
Language in Children Who Stutter333
Language of the Deaf: Acquisition of English336
Language of the Deaf: Sign Language339
Linguistic Aspects of Child Language Impairment--Prosody344
Melodic Intonation Therapy347
Memory and Processing Capacity349
Mental Retardation352
Morphosyntax and Syntax354
Otitis Media: Effects on Children's Language358
Perseveration361
Phonological Analysis of Language Disorders in Aphasia363
Phonology and Adult Aphasia366
Poverty: Effects on Language369
Pragmatics372
Prelinguistic Communication Intervention for Children with Developmental Disabilities375
Preschool Language Intervention378
Prosodic Deficits381
Reversability/Mapping Disorders383
Right Hemisphere Language Disorders388
Segmentation of Spoken Language by Normal Adult Listeners392
Semantics395
Social Development and Language Impairment398
Specific Language Impairment in Children402
Syntactic Tree Pruning405
Trace Deletion Hypothesis407
Part IV: Hearing411
Amplitude Compression in Hearing Aids413
Assessment of and Intervention with Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing421
Audition in Children, Development of424
Auditory Brainstem Implant427
Auditory Brainstem Response in Adults429
Auditory Scene Analysis437
Auditory Training439
Classroom Acoustics442
Clinical Decision Analysis444
Cochlear Implants447
Cochlear Implants in Adults: Candidacy450
Cochlear Implants in Children454
Dichotic Listening458
Electrocochleography461
Electronystagmography467
Frequency Compression471
Functional Hearing Loss in Children475
Genetics and Craniofacial Anomalies477
Hearing Aid Fitting: Evaluation of Outcomes480
Hearing Aids: Prescriptive Fitting482
Hearing Aids: Sound Quality487
Hearing Loss and the Masking-Level Difference489
Hearing Loss and Teratogenic Drugs or Chemicals493
Hearing Loss Screening: The School-Age Child495
Hearing Protection Devices497
Masking500
Middle Ear Assessment in the Child504
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss508
Otoacoustic Emissions511
Otoacoustic Emissions in Children515
Ototoxic Medications518
Pediatric Audiology: The Test Battery Approach520
Physiological Bases of Hearing522
Pitch Perception525
Presbyacusis527
Pseudohypacusis531
Pure-Tone Threshold Assessment534
Speech Perception Indices538
Speech Tracking541
Speechreading Training and Visual Tracking543
Suprathreshold Speech Recognition548
Temporal Integration550
Temporal Resolution553
Tinnitus556
Tympanometry558
Vestibular Rehabilitation563
Contributors569
Name Index577
Subject Index603
 
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