Komunikacija govorom isključivo je ljudska sposobnost. Čovjek se ne služi govorom jedino za sporazumijevanje, iako je evolucijom u tu svrhu vjerojatno nastao i s filogenetskoga i ontogenetskoga gledišta. Jezik je značajni čimbenik koji je ljudima pružio veliku prednost u preživljavanju. Logopediji je u središtu interesa čovjek kao biopsihosocijalno biće. Stoga logopediju, kao samostalnu znanstvenu disciplinu, karakterizira interdisciplinarnost. Studiji logopedije u svojim programima uključuju biomedicinske znanosti, psihologiju, lingvistiku, fonetiku, pedagogiju i dr. S obzirom na to da je logopedija interdisciplinarna znanost, u ovom je tekstu opisan razvoj disciplina koje utječu na logopediju kao znanost. Izrazito je važno i u javnom diskursu promovirati povijesno značajne događaje, osobe, ustanove kojima je logopedija u fokusu, i to postaviti u odnos s drugim znanstvenim disciplinama, raznim društvenim aspektima, te stvoriti poticajno okruženje za potpuno razumijevanje logopedske djelatnosti u Hrvatskoj. 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.