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The case of Linguistics: A prognosis
Author(s) -
CRYSTAL DAVID
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682827209011548
Subject(s) - clinical linguistics , psychology , quantitative linguistics , linguistics , applied linguistics , relevance (law) , relation (database) , theme (computing) , theoretical linguistics , empirical research , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , database , political science , law , operating system
This paper presents a discussion of the role of linguistics in relation to the study and treatment of linguistic disorders. An empirical, a methodological, and a theoretical contribution are distinguished, and illustrated from recent research. Particular attention is paid to the complexity of sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic factors affecting language study, to the development of fresh techniques of analysis, and to the need to be aware of the kind of problems which impede the analysis and description of language structures and functions. There follows a review of the main limitations of linguistics in its relationship with speech therapy; and the paper concludes with a brief summary of the present state of the art from the viewpoint of the goals outlined at the beginning of the discussion. The main theme is that the primary relevance of linguistics is as an aid in the development of a more explicitly principled therapy.