Monthly Archives: July 2011

Holiday?

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

The blog is taking a short holiday for a week or so. Well, actually, we’re going to be very busy finishing the summer writing projects and preparing for the new semester. So, it’s a holiday in a library! We hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements

RCSLT ‘Giving Voice’ campaign

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (of the UK) is running the ‘Giving Voice’ campaign. The College states: “Every day, speech and language therapists work with a huge variety of people – from young children who stammer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, speech pathology

Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, Vol. 2:1

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

The first issue of Volume 2 is now available online. Contents ARTICLES Alienation and therapeutic connection: A phenomenological  account of three patients with communication disorders associated with cancers of the head and neck Robert J. Fourie and Máire Murphy 1 Changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Clinical Linguistics

Non-normal articulations wanted!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

Has anyone encountered any of the following non-normal articulations in their clinical experience? Also, does anyone know of any published articles that describe clients using any of them? Many thanks for any information. 1. Percussives (e.g. bidental) – gnashing of … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Linguistics

Blends – part 2

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

To illustrate the confusion the use of this term can generate, I’m going to reproduce part of a post from the Phonological Therapy Group, without further comment: “He’s 4:11, and is not using v/less or voiced fricatives or affricates at … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Linguistics | 3 Comments

Blends – part 1

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

This is a point that has bugged me for years! That is, the use of the term `blend’ for a consonant cluster. This is used by some SLPs/SLTs (though not by all, as I know many colleagues who also dislike the term), … Continue reading →

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Never let students design items with IPA on them!!

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

Having endured numerous student-designed t-shirts with IPA symbols on them over the years where one hasn’t the heart to tell them about the sundry errors, I’ve come to the conclusion that one should never let students design items with the … Continue reading →

Posted in phonetics | 2 Comments

Off of…

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

The final iPeeve for now concerns the use of “off of”.  If we put something “on” the table, why do we need an “of” when we take it “off” the table again? Of course we get “out of”, “in front … Continue reading →

Posted in iPeeve

Oslo

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

Many clinical linguistics were in Oslo, Norway last year for the ICPLA conference. We all enjoyed visiting the great city of Oslo, and appreciated the warm welcome of our Norwegian hosts. Yesterday’s news, therefore, of the terror attacks in Norway’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Other

Annual Meeting of the Association for Laboratory Phonology

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

The Annual Meeting of the Association for Laboratory Phonology will be held  during the 17th International Congress for the Phonetic Sciences in Hong Kong (August 17-21, 2011). The agenda for this meeting will include the following: 1. Annual Reports by … Continue reading →

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