On the intersection of phonetic detail and the organization of interaction: Clinical connections

Abstract

The analysis of language use in real-world contexts poses particular methodological challenges. We codify responses to these challenges as a series of methodological imperatives. To demonstrate the relevance of these imperatives to clinical investigation, we present analyses of single episodes of interaction where one participant has a speech and/or language impairment: atypical prosody, echolalia and dysarthria. We demonstrate there is considerable heuristic and analytic value in taking this approach to analysing the organization of interaction involving individuals with a speech and/or language impairment.

• Atypical prosody
• conversation analysis
• dysarthria
• echolalia
• sequence

Acknowledgements

Our thanks to Traci Walker and two reviewers for comments on an earlier draft of this article. Thanks also to Bill Wells and Tony Wootton for their original contributions to the analyses drawn upon here.

Notice of Correction

Changes have been made to this article since its original online publication date of September 25, 2013.