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Clinical pragmatics

By Cummings L.

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
2009
ISBN
052188845X, 9780521888455
LCC
RC423 .C86 2009
Open Library ID
OL23174819M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1539056 bytes)
Pages
319\319
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22
Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Прагмалингвистика

Description

Many children and adults experience significant breakdown in the use of language. The resulting pragmatic disorders present a considerable barrier to effective communication. This book is the first critical examination of the current state of our knowledge of pragmatic disorders and provides a comprehensive overview of the main concepts and theories in pragmatics. It examines the full range of pragmatic disorders that occur in children and adults and discusses how they are assessed and treated by clinicians. Louise Cummings attempts to integrate the fields of pragmatics, language pathology and cognitive science by examining the ways in which pragmatics can make a useful contribution to debates about cognitive theories of autism. The reader is encouraged to think in a critical fashion about how clinicians, experimentalists and theorists deal with pragmatic issues.

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