Research Significance of Clinical Linguistics for Children on Language Speech Therapy in Pakistan: A Paediatric Survey Research

Abstract

Background: Studying paediatrics’ clinical linguistics can accurately assess the needs and demands of this field and can facilitate impactful and practical advancements in this domain. Objectives: This research aims to identify the research goals of clinical linguistics in Pakistan, as limited studies have been conducted on this subject.Materials and Methods: A comprehensive analysis was conducted on linguistic and speech therapy studies published till 2023 to ascertain the quantity and developmental trajectory of research conducted on clinical linguistics. Findings: The field of linguistics has seen the highest number of research studies undertaken by speech therapists in phonetics/phonology (39%). In comparison, the lowest number of studies have been focused on pragmatics (24%). Linguistics has conducted limited research on diseases, accounting for just 0.4% of the studies. Some of these studies concentrate on aphasia, making up 19% of the research. Consequently, it is necessary to explore other illnesses as well.