Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. The Contributors vii
4. Part 1: Introduction
5. 1. Challenges of Logopedics and Speech-Language Therapy in Finland 3
6. 2. Aspects of the Structure of Finnish 9
7. 3. Tests and Assessment Methods Currently Used and New Ones Desired by Finnish Speech and Language Therapists 19
8. Part 2: Characteristics of Finnish and the Study of Child Speech and Language Disorders
9. 4. Normal and Disordered Phonological Acquisition in Finnish 35
10. 5. Logopedic Research on Communication Difficulties in Childhood 63
11. 6. Alternative Communication Form as a Genuinely Shared Language 75
12. Part 3: Characteristics of Finnish and the Study of Adult Speech and Language Disorders
13. 7. Text Production of Finnish Speakers with Aphasia 99
14. 8. Semantic Impairment in Finnish-Speaking People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review 125
15. 9. The Interplay Between Verbal and Non-verbal Behaviour in Aphasic Word Search in Conversation 146
16. Part 4: The Development of Speech and Language in Hearing Disorders, Sign Language and Cochlear Implant
17. 10. The Acquisition of Finnish Sign Language 175
18. 11. Children with Cochlear Implants Acquiring the Finnish Language 206
19. 12. Speech Intelligibility in Hearing Impairment 221
20. Part 5: Voice Disorders
21. 13. Experiences from Six Years of Screening for Voice Disorders Among Teacher Students 249
22. Index 265