This volume collects the majority of the papers accepted for the II International Clinical Linguistics Conference (Madrid, UAM, November 11, 12, 13, 2009), arranged by the various thematic topics of the congress: Clinical phonetics and phonology, Clinical
grammar, Clinical linguistics and lexical-semantic aspects, Clinical linguistics and pragmatics, Clinical sociolinguistics, Description, Assessment and treatment of language disorders, Language and the brain, Language acquisition and development, and Clinical Linguistics: L1 and L2. Papers are in either Spanish or English, the congress’s official languages, owing to the great response to the Conference both inside and outside our country. In this regard, the richness of linguistic typology under analysis is highlighted, as well as the new views on aphasias, genetic syndromes, Specific Language Impairment, etc. The interest and scientific rigor of these papers make this volume an important addition to the literature, for promoting Spanish Clinical Linguistics outside of Spain, as well for consolidating Clinical Linguistics within Spain as one of the most important applications in the field.

Title: Linguistics: the challenge of clinical application
Subtitle: Proceedings of the 2nd. International Conference on Clinical Linguistics
 
Editors
 
Victoria Marrero. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. España
Idaira Pineda. Universidad de Salamanca. España