Research Methods in Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics: A Practical Guide

Research Methods in Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics GUIDES TO RESEARCH METHODS IN LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS “Up to date and covering a refreshingly wide range of approaches, this is a first-rate guide and resource for both practitioners and consumers of research in clinical linguistics and phonetics.” Mick Perkins, University of Sheffield “This truly outstanding collection of readings, treating a number of critical issues with great clarity, is certain to be quickly recognized as a valuable resource by the community of researchers.” Martin R. Gitterman, The City University of New York Research Methods in Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics introduces a wide range of research philosophies, methods, and tools used across linguistics, phonetics, and speech science, as applied to disordered speech and language. Comprised of sixteen chapters, each authored by specialists representing a variety of approaches, the volume addresses core topics for students `undertaking their own research, including: experimental and quasi-experimental methods qualitative methods, including ethnography and conversation analysis sociolinguistics corpus construction and analysis data recording, transcription, and digital analysis of speech In addition to exploring these and other topics, the volume considers the research ethics associated with working with those who have speech or other communication difficulties. There is a detailed discussion of the dissemination of research results in the form of theses, dissertations, and journal articles, and of the peer review process. Chapters include summary boxes to highlight salient information, and resources for researchers such as relevant web archives and tools. It offers students and researchers from a variety of entry points – such as linguistics, education, psychology, and speech pathology – an introduction to the scope of research in clinical linguistics and phonetics, and a practical guide to this interdisciplinary field.

Table of Contents:
Notes on Contributors vii 1 Linguistics, Phonetics, and Speech-Language Pathology: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 1 Nicole Müller and Martin J. Ball 2 Research Ethics 10 Thomas W. Powell 3 Experimental and Quasi-experimental Research in Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 28 Vesna Mildner 4 The Investigation of Speech Production: Experimental and Quasi-experimental Approaches 48 B. May Bernhardt, Penelope Bacsfalvi, Marcy Adler-Bock, Geetanjalee Modha, and Barbara Purves 5 Investigating Disordered Language: Experimental and Quasi-experimental Approaches 63 Judith D. Oxley 6 Qualitative Research in Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 87 Nicole Müller 7 An Ethnographic Approach to Assessing Communication Success in Interactions Involving Adults with Developmental Delay 107 Jacqueline Guendouzi and Paula S. Currie 8 Conversation Analysis Applied to Disordered Speech and Language 126 Scott Barnes and Alison Ferguson 9 Clinical Sociolinguistics 146 Martin J. Ball and Louise Keegan 10 The Recording of Audio and Video Data 160 Ben Rutter and Stuart Cunningham 11 Data Processing: Transcriptional and Impressionistic Methods 177 Martin J. Ball, Sara Howard, Nicole Müller, and Angela Granese 12 Data Processing: Digital Analysis of Speech Audio Signals 195 Mark Huckvale 13 Data Processing: Imaging of Speech Data 219 Joan Rahilly 14 Data Analysis and Interpretation: Statistical Methods 253 Eleonora Rossi 15 AphasiaBank: Data and Methods 268 Brian MacWhinney, Davida Fromm, Audrey Holland, and Margaret Forbes 16 Disseminating Research: Reading, Writing, and Publishing 288 Sharynne McLeod Index 311