10. A discourse analysis of Alzheimer-type dementia in personal conversations
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Beatriz Valles-González
Abstract
This chapter shows the results of a study aimed at increasing our knowledge of the use of conversational repairs by dementia patients and their healthy interlocutors in order to build discourse coherence and cohesion. A qualitative study of the conversation and the use of repairs by both speakers was performed. Results show that the healthy interlocutor used indirect repairs in order to maintain the coherence of the speech. Both speakers used self-repairs and other-repairs to overcome the difficulties regarding cohesion. These findings are important for analyzing the dementia patients’ language from a discursive perspective and suggest the need to review the linguistic assessment models that are currently used.
Abstract
This chapter shows the results of a study aimed at increasing our knowledge of the use of conversational repairs by dementia patients and their healthy interlocutors in order to build discourse coherence and cohesion. A qualitative study of the conversation and the use of repairs by both speakers was performed. Results show that the healthy interlocutor used indirect repairs in order to maintain the coherence of the speech. Both speakers used self-repairs and other-repairs to overcome the difficulties regarding cohesion. These findings are important for analyzing the dementia patients’ language from a discursive perspective and suggest the need to review the linguistic assessment models that are currently used.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
- 1. A continuum of approaches to dialogue 1
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Part I. Dialogue in interpersonal contexts of informal conversation
- 2. Dialogues within oral narratives 31
- 3. Being polite through irony 55
- 4. Humor in verbal irony 69
- 5. Evaluation, interpersonal meaning and co-construction in oral narratives by Mexican adolescents 89
- 6. The truth about verdad 117
- 7. Backchannels as a realization of interaction 137
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Part II. Dialogue in public, professional, and educational contexts
- 8. Dialogue in the dynamics of political practice 159
- 9. Conflict resolution 189
- 10. A discourse analysis of Alzheimer-type dementia in personal conversations 221
- 11. Triadic discourse 237
- 12. Behind L2 pragmatics 257
- Conclusions and implications of studies that approach dialogue in its complexity 283
- References 291
- General index 315
- List of contributors 321
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
- 1. A continuum of approaches to dialogue 1
-
Part I. Dialogue in interpersonal contexts of informal conversation
- 2. Dialogues within oral narratives 31
- 3. Being polite through irony 55
- 4. Humor in verbal irony 69
- 5. Evaluation, interpersonal meaning and co-construction in oral narratives by Mexican adolescents 89
- 6. The truth about verdad 117
- 7. Backchannels as a realization of interaction 137
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Part II. Dialogue in public, professional, and educational contexts
- 8. Dialogue in the dynamics of political practice 159
- 9. Conflict resolution 189
- 10. A discourse analysis of Alzheimer-type dementia in personal conversations 221
- 11. Triadic discourse 237
- 12. Behind L2 pragmatics 257
- Conclusions and implications of studies that approach dialogue in its complexity 283
- References 291
- General index 315
- List of contributors 321
