Discourse Analysis and Applications : Studies in Adult Clinical Populations

ISBN-13: 9780805813654 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 247 str.

Ronald L. Bloom; Jonathan S. Ehrlich; Loraine K. Obler

Opis

This volume examines the implications of discourse research on neurolinguistic theories, and evaluates the contribution of discourse analysis to understanding the clinical status of patients with brain damage.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. J. Duchan, Approaches to the Study of Discourse in the Social Sciences. L.K. Obler, R. Au, J. Kugler, J. Melvold, M. Tocco, M.L. Albert, Intersubject Variability in Adult Normal Discourse. H.K. Ulatowska, S.B. Chapman, Discourse Macrostructure in Aphasia. A. Haravon, L.K. Obler, M.T. Sarno, A Method for Microanalysis of Discourse in Brain-Damaged Patients. R.L. Bloom, Hemispheric Responsibility and Discourse Production: Contrasting Patients With Unilateral Left and Right Hemisphere Damage. C.A. Coelho, B.Z. Liles, R.J. Duffy, Cognitive Framework: A Description of Discourse Abilities in Traumatically Brain-Injured Adults. R.A. Domingo, The Expression of Pragmatic Intentions in Adults With Mental Retardation During Instructional Discourse. F.P. Roth, N.J. Spekman, Oral Story Production in Adults With Learning Disabilities. J.S. Ehrlich, Studies of Discourse Production in Adults With Alzheimer's Disease. L.J. Garcia, Y. Joanette, Conversational Topic-Shifting Analysis in Dementia. H.E. Hamilton, Requests for Clarification as Evidence of Pragmatic Comprehension Difficulty: The Case of Alzheimer's Disease. S. De Santi, L. Koenig, L.K. Obler, J. Goldberger, Cohesive Devices and Conversational Discourse in Alzheimer's Disease. M.A.C. Lamar, L.K. Obler, J.E. Knoefel, M.L. Albert, Communication Patterns in End-Stage Alzheimer's Disease: Pragmatic Analyses.

O autorze

Ronald L. Bloom, Loraine K. Obler, Susan De Santi, Jonathan S. Ehrlich