Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXXII

Clinical linguistics was first defined as the “application of the theories, methods, and findings of linguistics (including phonetics) to the study of those clinical situations where disorders of language are diagnosed and treated” (Crystal, 1981: 1). Based on a Question and Answer presentation at the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, Crystal called for more focused cross-linguistic comparative studies in clinical linguistics (Crystal, 2013). Although clinical applica