Discourse Analysis and Applications: Studies in Adult Clinical Populations

by Loraine K. Obler

Book Overview

Application of analytic discourse techniques to clinical practice is relatively recent. This book's contributors begin with the notion that systematic examination of discourse provides a rich source of data for describing the complex relationships among language, social context, and the cognitive processes that underlie discourse comprehension and production. Evidence is provided that when discourse is studied across different clinical populations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138876402
• ISBN13: 9781138876408
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"