Speech category: 462 books

This book discusses the aging voice, one of the interesting issues related to aging. Population aging is an issue in most developed countries, where both physicians and specialists are required to improve clinical and scientific practice for elderly adults. In particular, the need for expertise...

This book presents a new theoretical framework -- what Gernsbacher calls the Structure Building Framework -- for understanding language comprehension in particular, and cognitive processing in general. According to this framework, the goal in comprehending both linguistic and nonlinguistic materials...

Nichts behindert sozialen Aufstieg so sehr wie mangelnde Sprachkenntnisse. Und kaum etwas hängt so eindeutig mit späterem Erfolg zusammen wie ein großer Wortschatz in frühen Jahren. Wie aber gedeiht Sprache am besten? Die großen Themen der Zeit sind manchmal kompliziert. Aber oft genügt schon...

Usa al meglio tutte le capacità che ha la tua voce per aumentare al massimo il fascino e il potere di sedurre un’altra persona! Le tecniche si basano sul supporto di ricerche scientifiche e sull'esperienza di un professioniste della voce. Scopri anche i trucchi per sedurre... chi hai già sedotto. Come ravvivare il fuoco nella vita di tutti i giorni.

Quels sont les mécanismes à l’œuvre dans la production de sens ? Quelles dynamiques entrent en jeu dans les phénomènes d’évolution sémantique ? De quelle façon interviennent les divergences de sens entre éléments génétiquement apparentés de deux langues du domaine ibéro-roman ? Faisant...

Today, speaking disabilities and stuttering affect about 4% of the scholastic population; a figure that highlights the significant dimension of the phenomenon and the need to deal with it. The necessity is felt especially by teachers and educators of school-aged children who feel the lack of a pedagogical...

Children and adolescents with moderate and severe disabilities often have communication challenges that lead them to use problem behavior to convey their desires. This is the most comprehensive contemporary volume on functional communication training (FCT)--the individualized instructional approach...

Get the tools you need to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with neurogenic communication disorders! Introduction to Neurogenic Communication Disorders, 8th Edition provides a solid foundation in the neurology of communication, as well as the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, assessment, and management...

This practical text is indispensable to all clinicians working with dysphagia and is suitable for those involved in a range of settings and with a diversity of client groups. With its perspective on everyday working practice, "Working with Dysphagia" fills a gap in an area where practical...

Based on a huge body of research in child language and communication development, Children's Communication Skills uses a clear format to set out the key stages of communication development in babies and young children. Its aim is to increase awareness in professionals working with children of what...

First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

In recent linguistic theory, there has been an explosion of detailed studies of language variation. This volume applies such recent analyses to the study of child language, developing new approaches to change and variation in child grammars and revealing both early knowledge in several areas of grammar...

First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Too often we're guided by what we last heard, by our friends' approval, by impulse—our desires, our fears. Without reflection. Without even stopping to think. In this book you'll learn how to reason and find your way better in life. You'll learn to see the consequences of what you and others say...