Editorial

Abstract

This special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing is dedicated to the theory of Phonology as Human Behavior (PHB) and its application to the speech and hearing clinic. The following articles are expanded and revised versions of presentations given at the 12th Congress of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association (ICPLA) held in Istanbul, Turkey, June 25th through June 28th, 2008. This thematic issue on the theory of PHB and its clinical application is divided into five parts: (1) Theory, (2) Elicitation and Therapy, (3) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), (4) Intonation, and (5) Sign Language. The specific communication impairments discussed in this volume include: functional as well as idiosyncratic natural phonological and phonetic processes; disorders of phonology/articulation, voice, fluency, grammar, lexicon, and pragmatics; first (LI) and second (L2) language dysarthria in individuals with TBI after prolonged coma and severe posttraumatic aphasia; atypical speech; and High Functioning Autism (HFA). The languages analyzed in the articles are Israeli Hebrew (IH); Polish (LI), English (L2); Buenos Aires Spanish; and Israeli Sign Language (ISL). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)