When language breaks down analysing discourse in clinical contexts

Doctors, nurses, and other caregivers often know what people with Alzheimer's disease or Asperger's 'sound like' - that is they recognise patterns in people's discourse, from sounds and silences, to words, sentences and story structures. Such discourse patterns may inform th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Asp, Elissa D. (-)
Otros Autores: Villiers, Jessica de
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press 2010.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798326506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to clinical discourse analysis;
  • Theoretical and clinical contexts
  • Conversation analysis and intonation in English
  • Grammar
  • Contexts of culture, context of situation and phase
  • Study design
  • Differential diagnosis and monitoring
  • Cognitive models, inferencing, and affect
  • Modelling information across domains
  • Closing remarks.