Dynamics of Dementia Communication

ISBN-13: 9780190917807 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 352 str.

Alison Wray

Recenzje

Wray's development of the Communicative Impact model emphasizes what speakers seek to do or to change in their social environments through their talk. She offers intriguing insights into how persons with dementia may be working out the meaning of what is said to them, picking through their available linguistic resources to craft an effective and appropriate response, or interiorly debating about how their contributions might be heard. Nevertheless, despite their well-intentioned mutual decipherment, both parties sometimes misfire, and misconstruals are not uncommon. Wray offers a series of novel concepts that capture the complexity (and humanity) of communication in dementia. Based on wide-ranging scholarship and deep reflection, this book opens new pathways for improving communication. More than an intellectual tour-de-force, it is an act of compassion."

O autorze

Alison Wray took her BA and D.Phil in linguistics at the University of York, UK. After completing a postdoctoral research project on singers' pronunciation in the Department of Music at York, she held a lectureship in linguistics at the then College of Ripon and York St John (now York St John University). In 1996 she was appointed Assistant Director of the Wales Applied Language Research Unit at Swansea University, and in 1999 became a Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff University. She became a (full) Professor at Cardiff in 2005 and a Research Professor in 2007. She is internationally known for her research into formulaic language, publishing two seminal books on the topic in 2002 and 2008. Since 2008 she has focussed on understanding the challenges of communication by and with people living with a dementia and has presented on this topic in countries around the world.