Pragmatic Impairment
Pragmatic Impairment by Michael Perkins, published by Cambridge University Press on December 13, 2007, is an illustrated edition comprising 244 pages. This book explores the complexities of pragmatics, focusing on how communication extends beyond mere language, particularly for individuals with speech disorders. It presents a thorough analysis of pragmatic impairment while also shedding light on the functioning of pragmatics in healthy individuals.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the intersection between mainstream and clinical pragmatics, emphasizing the importance of understanding both pragmatic ability and disability within a unified framework. The book includes illustrative material on various communication disorders, such as autism and aphasia, affecting both children and adults. Aimed primarily at linguists and psycholinguists, Pragmatic Impairment provides insights into the challenges faced by those with pragmatic difficulties and contributes to the broader discourse in the fields of linguistics and cognitive psychology.
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Pragmatics – the way we communicate using more than just language – is particularly problematic for people with speech disorders. Through an extensive analysis of how pragmatics can go wrong, this 2007 book not only provides a clinically useful account of pragmatic impairment, but it also throws light on how pragmatics functions in healthy individuals. Michael Perkins brings mainstream and clinical pragmatics together by showing that not only can our understanding of pragmatics be aided by the study of pragmatic impairment, but that clinical and theoretical pragmatics are better served by treating pragmatic ability and disability within a single framework. It is a comprehensive book aimed primarily at linguists and psycholinguists rather than clinicians, and includes illustrative material on conditions such as autism and aphasia and a wide range of other communication disorders in both children and adults.
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