Alzheimer discourse. Some sociolinguistic dimensions. - RAMANATHAN, VAI.
some sociolinguistic dimensions
KORTE INHOUD
This book deals with the narrative discourse--specifically lifestories--of 16 patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD). It attempts to understand the discourse of these patients in contextual terms. Thus far, the dominant explanation for "incoherence" in AD speech has been largely provided by research in psycholinguistics, much of which has understood AD speech in terms of the progressively deteriorating nature of the disease. This study provides a complementary view by examining ways in which some social factors--audiences, setting, and time--influence the extensiveness and meaningfulness of AD talk. By offering both an examination of interactions across the data as well as analyzing particular cases in detail, this unusual study attempts to juxtapose some general insights regarding AD discourse with case-specific ones. Sociolinguistic analyses of the data demonstrate how certain audiences and particular settings set in motion discourse activities that either facilitate the patients' ability to recal...
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1997Uitgever: Mahwah, N.J. : Erlbaum, 1997.138 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0805823557ISBN-13: 9780805823554Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Wrappers (paperback) x,138 pp.; 23 cm. - "LEA's communication series" Includes bibliographical references pp. 127-132 and indexes. Text in English. - (spine sl. fade, previous owner's name at top of title page) Otherwise as new. 380 [Auteur: RAMANATHAN, VAI.] [Uitgever: Mahwah, N.J. : Erlbaum] [Jaar: 1997] [Titel: Alzheimer discourse. Some sociolinguistic dimensions.]
