Abstract
This paper is presented in five sections, with appendices, as follows:
(1) Criteria for deciding the adequacy of phonetic and phonological descriptions with relevance to clinical assessment and management are presented.
(2) An outline format for a description which claims such relevance is offered.
(3) Some underlying theoretic considerations are examined.
(4) An example of such a description is given.
(5) An illustration of the use of such a description is given.
The appendices provide examples of relevant data and derived texts: word-elicitation (Text A) and continuous speech (Text B).