Alzheimer discourse: some sociolinguistic dimensions
Auteur :
Ramanathan, Vai
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN :
9780805823547
Date de publication :
1 mai 1997
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
440 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This text studies the narrative discourse of 16 patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD), and seeks to understand it in contextual terms. It examines ways in which some social factors - audiences, setting and time - influence the extensiveness and meaningfulness of AD talk.