CLINICAL LINGUISTICS: A Focus on Interactions and an Interpersonal Perspective

Elizabeth Armstrong; Rimke Groenewold; Deborah Hersh; Christa Akers; Mary Pat O’Malley; Nicole Müller

doi:10.4324/9781003291138-10

CLINICAL LINGUISTICS: A Focus on Interactions and an Interpersonal Perspective

Elizabeth Armstrong
, Rimke Groenewold
, Deborah Hersh
, Christa Akers
, Mary Pat O’Malley
, Nicole Müller

Communication Scncs & Disorder

Edith Cowan University
Curtin University
University of Galway
University College Cork

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This chapter explores how Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) enriches clinical linguistics by focusing on the interpersonal, contextual, and interactional dimensions of communication disorders. Drawing on case studies involving aphasia, right hemisphere damage, dementia, and clinical report writing, it illustrates how SFL offers tools to analyse both the linguistic and social aspects of communication breakdown. Emphasising real-world interactions over decontextualised tasks, this chapter demonstrates how SFL supports person-centred assessment and therapy. It also introduces the USeFuL Project, which aims to make SFL more accessible to clinicians, supporting collaborative, context-sensitive interventions for individuals with neurogenic communication disorders.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Handbook of Transdisciplinary Systemic Functional Linguistics
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	127-152
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040428894
ISBN (Print)	9781032270579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003291138-10
State	Published - 1 Jan 2025

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