<p>Preface </p> <p> </p> <p>CHAPTER ONE</p> <p>Introduction: Human Communication Disorders:</p> <p>A Philosophy and Practice of Science in Service</p> <p>Noma B. Anderson (Florida International University) and Shelly Chabon (Rockhurst University)</p> <p> </p> <p>Personal Perspectives</p> <p>Who Is Served?</p> <p>What Services Are Provided?</p> <p>Where Are Services Provided?</p> <p>When Are Services Provided?</p> <p>How Are Services Provided?</p> <p>Service and Science: How? How Fast? How Often? How Much?</p> <p>Why Serve?</p> <p>Study Questions</p> <p> </p> <p>PART ONE</p> <p>Basic Communication Process </p> <p> </p> <p>CHAPTER TWO</p> <p>Development of Communication, Language, and Speech</p> <p>Robert E. Owens, Jr (State University of New York, Geneseo)</p> <p> </p> <p>Personal Perspective</p> <p>Communication</p> <p>Language</p> <p>Speech</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Study Questions</p> <p> </p> <p>CHAPTER THREE</p> <p>The Biology and Physics of Speech</p> <p>Ray D. Kent (University of Wisconsin, Madison) and Houri K. Vorperian (University of Wisconsin, Madison)</p> <p> </p> <p>Personal Perspectives</p> <p>The Biology of Speech: The Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Production</p> <p>The Physics of Speech: Speech Acoustics</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Study Questions</p> <p> </p> <p>CHAPTER FOUR</p> <p>Multicultural and Multilingual Considerations </p> <p>Kay T. Payne (Howard University)</p> <p> </p> <p>Personal Perspective</p> <p>Basic Concepts Related to Culture and Language</p> <p>Varieties of American English</p> <p>Language Differences and Communication Disorders</p> <p>New Horizons in Multicultural/Multilingual Issues</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Study Questions </p> <p>Selected Readings </p> <p> </p> <p>CHAPTER FIVE</p> <p>Genetics: Basis for Development and Disorders</p> <p>Lemmietta G. McNeilly (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)</p> <p> </p> <p>Personal Perspective</p> <p>Case Study</p> <p>Definition of Genetics versus Genomics</p> <p>Inheritance Patterns</p> <p>Genetic Testing</p> <p>Genetic Counseling</p> <p>Gene Therapy</p> <p>Genomic Applications</p> <p>Role of Genetics in Human Development</p> <p>New Genetics</p> <p>Human Genome</p> <p>Human Genetic Variation and Health</p> <p>Genetics and Communication Disorders</p> <p>Social and Behavioral Research</p> <p>Infusion of Genomics into Speech-Language Pathology</p> <p>Ethical, Legal, and Cultural Implications</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Case Study</p> <p>Study Questions</p> <p>Selected Readings</p> <p>Websites of Interest</p> <p> </p> <p>PART TWO</p> <p>Disorders of Speech</p> <p> </p><p>CHAPTER SIX</p> <p>Articulatory and Phonological Disorders</p> <p>Richard G. Schwartz (The Graduate Center of the City University of New York) and Klara Marton (The Graduate Center of the City University of New York) </p> <p> </p> <p>Personal Perspectives</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The nature of phonological disorders</p> <p>Determinants of phonological disorders</p> <p>Assessment</p> <p>Intervention</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Case Study</p> <p>Study Questions</p> <p>Selected Readings</p> <p>Websites of Interest</p> <p> </p> <p>CHAPTER SEVEN</p> <p>Stuttering and Other Disorders of Fluency</p> <p>Peter R. Ramig (University of Colorado at Boulder) and Ryan Pollard (University of Pittsburgh, Emeritus) </p> <p> </p> <p>Personal Perspectives</p> <p>Types, Descriptions, and Definitions of Various Disfluency Types</p> <p>Theories of Causation</p> <p>Normal Disfluency</p> <p>The Development of Stuttering</p> <p>The Assessment Process</p> <p>Therapy for Stuttering</p> <p>Prevention</p> <p>Case Study </p> <p>Some Final Thoughts by a Prodigy of Stuttering</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Study Questions</p> <p>Projects</p> <p>Selected Readings</p> <p> </p> <p>CHAPTER EIGHT</p> <p>Voice Disorders</p> <p>Christine Sapienza (University of Florida) , Douglas M. Hicks (Cleveland Clinic Foundation), and Ba</p>