Logopedics, Vol. 13 No. 1, 2023.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.31299/log.13.1.5
Notes on the History of Logopedics as the Science of Speech Therapy - Croatia in Relation to Europe and the World
Darija Hercigonja Salamoni
Abstract
Speech communication is exclusively a human ability. Humans do not use speech only for
communication, although it probably evolved for that purpose, both from a phylogenetic and an
ontogenetic point of view. Language is the key factor that gave humans great advantage in survival.
Logopedics is interested in humans as biopsychosocial beings. Therefore, logopedics, as an independent
scientific discipline, is characterized by interdisciplinarity. Logopedics studies include biomedical
sciences, psychology, linguistics, phonetics, pedagogy and other disciplines in their programs. Since
logopedics is an interdisciplinary science, this text describes the development of disciplines that have
influenced logopedics as a science. It is extremely important to promote historically significant events,
people and institutions that have logopedics in focus in public discourse and to relate them to other
scientific disciplines, various aspects of social life and create a stimulating environment for a thorough
understanding of logopedic activity in Croatia.
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Publication date:
9.10.2023.
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