title: Applying linguistic theory to speech-language pathology: the case for nonlinear phonology.
abstract: Application of knowledge from many related fields benefits the practice of speech-language pathology. In the past 20 years, linguistic theory has provided a rich knowledge base for application. Phonological theories have provided frameworks for the description of the speech of unintelligible children in terms of coherent phonological systems, thus facilitating logical goal-setting for intervention. In this paper we suggest some of the possible implications of current nonlinear phonological frameworks for developmental phonology, and give an example of clinical application.
authors.affiliation: School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bernhardt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilbert