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Author Ramanathan, Vai.

Title Alzheimer discourse : some sociolinguistic dimensions / Vai Ramanathan
Published Mahwah, N.J. : Erlbaum, [1997]
©1997

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Description x, 138 pages ; 25 cm
Series LEA's communication series
LEA's communication series.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework -- 3. Wellformedness in Alzheimer Interactions: Continuity Elements -- 4. Narrative and Interactive Illformedness in Alzheimer Talk -- 5. Repair as a Discontinuity Element: Examining Tina's Talk With N -- 6. A Schematic Understanding of Repetition in an AD Life Story -- 7. Some Implications and Conclusions
Summary This book deals with the narrative discourse - specifically life stories - 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 pscholinguistics, 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 juxtaposes some general insights regarding AD discourse with case-specific ones. Throughout, this book underscores the need to consider social factors when making assessments regarding AD patients' communicative abilities
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and indexes
Subject Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Language.
Sociolinguistics.
LC no. 96048217
ISBN 0805823549 (cloth : alk. paper)
0805823557 (paperback: alk. paper)