Discourse Analysis in Adults With and Without Communication Disorders: A Resource for Clinicians and Researchers

Discourse Analysis in Adults With and Without Communication Disorders: A  Resource for Clinicians and Researchers provides state-of-the-art  information about discourse analysis with sections on Aging, Aphasia,  Cognitive Communication Disorders, and Neurodegenerative Diseases. The  three renowned editors are actively engaged in the area of discourse.  Expert clinical researchers introduce and organize each section, and  chapters are authored by leaders involved in discourse research  worldwide. Discourse is considered the most natural unit of language.  Effective production of discourse requires complex interactions among  linguistic, cognitive, and social abilities that are sensitive to even  mild disruption in any one of these elements. This book covers the  examination of discourse in adults with acquired communication  disorders, including selecting elicitation tasks, streamlining  transcription processes, expanding analysis methods, and translating  findings for treatment application. 

Key Features: Provides a global  perspective on discourse assessment for clinicians Dedicated chapters on  aging, aphasia, traumatic brain injury, right hemisphere disorder,  primary progressive aphasia, Alzheimer’s dementia, Parkinson’s disease