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What is in a name : Taxonomy of speech sound disorders from a cross-linguistic perspective
Petinou-Loizou, Kakia Ttofari, Kerry Filippou, Elma
Petinou-Loizou, Kakia
Ttofari, Kerry
Filippou, Elma
Abstract
Background: In response to the call for papers under the theme “What is in a name” proposed by the Scientific Child Speech Committee of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP), the current paper discusses taxonomy and its relation to speech sound disorders (SSD) from a cross-linguistic perspective.
Aims: This paper starts with a brief description of specific SSD frameworks and nomenclature.
Methods & Procedures: The authors draw from international theoretical and clinical research which underscore the importance of taxonomy systems in SSD.
Outcomes & Results: The current papers stresses the importance of the contribution to differential diagnosis and prognosis of children with protracted speech profiles on the bases of taxonomy profiles and systems for SSD.
Conclusions & Implications: The advantages and shortcomings of taxonomy in SSD are also discussed from a cross-linguistic context. The language of focus includes the Greek dialectal variation of Cypriot-Greek.
Keywords
articulation, disorder, speech and language therapists
Date
2024
Type
Journal article
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1-8
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School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
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CC BY 4.0
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Open
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© 2024 The Author(s). International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.