Autistic Discourse Analysis

ISBN-13: 9786202525329 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 72 str.

Dalia M Hamed

Opis

Autism Spectrum Disorder causes difficulties in interaction and communication, hence this study is an attempt to shed some light on autistic children's discourse concerning the way they employ cohesive ties and show cooperation during conversation. This is a preliminary step to propose some suggestions that may help these children with their troubles and challenging conditions. Research method is based on an analysis of the autistic discourse regarding two points: children's observance of the Cooperative Principle in conversation and their use of cohesive ties. Grice's notion of The Cooperative Principle (1975) that governs conversational behaviors assume that conversation is a cooperative endeavor between interactants. Halliday and Hasan (1976) discuss the notion of cohesion in discourse and consider that any text should be unified by certain cohesive devices. This study approaches autistic children's discourse from the two perspectives: cooperation and cohesion.

O autorze

M. Hamed, Dalia
Dalia Mohammed Hamed is a lecturer of linguistics in the Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Education, Tanta University, Egypt. She is interested in Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics. Her M.A. is a stylistic analysis based on Pragmatics. Her PhD is a comparative analysis of legal discourses in American and Egyptian legal institutions.