Comment on the terms "phonetics" and "phonology" as applied in the investigation of speech disorders.

For Nearly Twenty Years (Beresford & Grady, 1968; Fry, 1968; Haas, 1968), There Have Appeared In This Journal Research Papers, Discussion Articles And Book Reviews Which Have Sought To Indicate The Clinical Importance Of The Linguistic Distinction Between Phonetics And Phonology. It Has To Be Acknowledged That The Emphasis On The Possibility And Necessity Of Such A Distinction Has Frequently Led To Rather Simplistic, Overly Dichotomous Explanations Of Its Nature (Grunwell, 1982a: 14). This Striving For Simplicity Is To Some Extent Understandable When One Takes Into Account The Circumstances Behind Its Introduction. Firstly, The Concept Of Phonology Was Apparently Entirely New To Speech Pathology, Where In The Late 1960s And Early 70s The Only Current Terms Were “Articulation Disorder” And “Misarticulations”, Indicating A Conceptualisation Of “Speech Disorders” Restricted To The Phonetic Level. Secondly, The Introduction Of Phonological Concepts Into The Speech Pathology Literature And Speech Therapy Train...