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

By Carl Coelho, Leora R. Cherney, Barbara B. Shadden 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, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis PluralPlus online ancillary resources with clinical transcripts and additional materials
Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Plural Publishing Inc.; First Edition (July 16, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 341 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1635503752
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1635503753