clinical linguistics

noun

A subset of applied linguistics that specializes in understanding, analyzing, and treating language disabilities.

Meanings

nounclinical linguistics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA subset of applied linguistics that specializes in understanding, analyzing, and treating language disabilities.
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