Pragmatic and Discourse Disorders - A Workbook

Questions and exercises on the full range of pragmatic and discourse disorders allow readers to develop and test their understanding.

List of contents

1. Introduction to pragmatic and discourse disorders; 2. Developmental pragmatic and discourse disorders; 3. Acquired pragmatic and discourse disorders; 4. Mental health and pragmatic and discourse disorders; 5. Pragmatics and discourse in other disorders and populations; Appendix A; Appendix B.

About the author

Louise Cummings is Professor of Linguistics at Nottingham Trent University. She is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council in the UK.

Summary

Written for students of speech-language pathology, this workbook is an invaluable self-learning tool which allows students to test and improve their knowledge of pragmatic and discourse disorders. Includes coverage of disorders which are often overlooked in speech-language pathology curricula, but which are essential for students considering a clinical career.

Product details

• Authors: Louise Cummings, Louise (Nottingham Trent University) Cummings, Cummings Louise
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107099203
• ISBN: 978-1-107-09920-3
• No. of pages: 273
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology, Psycholinguistics, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Speech & language disorders & therapy, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics