by Amy Nutt
Speech Language Pathology is the study, diagnosis, and treatment of human communication disorders and swallowing dysfunctions. Speech pathologists, or speech therapists, assist patients who are unable to speak clearly or properly, have communication impairments such as attention, memory, and problem-solving disorders, have such speech conditions as stuttering, an inappropriate accent, or an unsuitable pitch; have problems understanding language; and they work with those who have trouble swallowing.
Speech and language conditions are normally the result of an injury, head trauma, developmental delays, injury, emotional issues, ..........................
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Linguists are frequently asked to help the police and courts when there is a dispute over the authorship of a written text -- suicide note, abusive or threatening letter, email or text message. In this excerpt from his inaugural lecture, Professor Coulthard explains the concepts he used to help identify the authorship of text messages in a recent murder trial. The full lecture is available online at: http://streaming.aston.ac.uk/communications_ram/Inaugral_lecture_malcolm_coultard.asx Aston University is home to the world's first centre for forensic linguistics. Find out more at: www.aston.ac.uk/forensic-linguistics
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