RT list: Louise Cummings' new book: "Pragmatic disorders"

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relevance@linguistics.ucl.ac.uk

Dear All:

I am pleased to say that Louise Cummings' book entitled 'Pragmatic
disorders' for my series 'Perspectives in pragmatics, philosophy and
psychology' is almost ready. It must only be printed and I think it may
take two weeks to do this (more or less).

I recommend Louise's book because it is authoritative and also because it
allows us to have an understanding of pragmatics from an unusual angle.

Although I am mainly interested in philosophy, I think Louise is one of
the pillars of our series. It is possible that the series one day will
have two ramifications, but for the time being Louise is in charge of the
psychology section. She will also edit a new book for our series soon.

Please see:

http://www.springer.com/medicine/physical/book/978-94-007-7953-2

http://www.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Perspectives-Pragmatics-Philosophy-Psychology/dp/9400779534

http://www.springer.com/series/11797?detailsPage=titles

http://www.springer.com/series/11797

This wide-ranging survey of the state of the art in clinical pragmatics
includes an examination of pragmatic disorders in previously neglected
populations such as juvenile offenders, children and adults with emotional
and behavioural disorders, and adults with non-Alzheimer dementias. This
book makes a significant contribution to the discussion of pragmatic
disorders by exploring topics which have a fast-rising profile in the
field. These topics include disorders in which there are both pragmatic
and cognitive components, and studies of the complex impacts of pragmatic
disorders such as mental health problems, educational disadvantage and
social exclusion.

This book also presents a critical evaluation of our current state of
knowledge of pragmatic disorders. The author focuses on the lack of
integration between theoretical and clinical branches of pragmatics and
argues that the work of clinicians is all too often inadequately informed
by theoretical frameworks. She attempts to bridge these gaps by pursuing a
closer alliance of clinical and theoretical branches of pragmatics. It is
claimed that this alliance represents the most promising route for the
future development of the field. At once a yardstick measuring progress
thus far in clinical pragmatics, and also a roadmap for future research
development, this single-author volume defines where we have reached in
the field, as well as where we have to go next.​

Content Level » Research

Keywords » Autistic Spectrum Disorders - Clinical Pragmatics - Clinical
Pragmatics and Schizophrenia - Cognitive Pragmatics - Communication
disorders - Dementia and Pragmatic Disorders - Pragmatic Disorders -
Speech-Language Pathology/Therapy - Theory of Mind

Related subjects » Cognitive Psychology - Linguistics - Philosophy -
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Contents
1 Pragmatics and Language Pathology ........................... 1
1.1 Introduction ............................................ 1
1.2 Pragmatic Concepts ...................................... 4
1.2.1 Speech Act ....................................... 4
1.2.2 Implicature ....................................... 7
1.2.3 Presupposition .................................... 10
1.2.4 Deixis ........................................... 12
1.2.5 Non-literal language ................................ 13
1.2.6 Context .......................................... 15
1.2.7 Discourse Cohesion ................................ 17
1.2.8 Discourse Coherence ............................... 19
1.3 Pragmatic Assessment and Treatment ........................ 21
1.4 Pragmatics, Treatment Efficacy and Disability ................. 25
1.5 Summary .............................................. 28
2 Pragmatic Disorders Across the Life Span ....................... 31
2.1 Introduction ............................................ 31
2.2 Pragmatic Disorders in the Developmental Period .............. 33
2.2.1 Specific Language Impairment ........................ 33
2.2.2 Autism Spectrum Disorder ........................... 36
2.2.3 Emotional and Behavioural Disorders .................. 39
2.2.4 Intellectual Disability ............................... 41
2.3 Pragmatic Disorders in Older Childhood and Adolescence ........ 44
2.3.1 Childhood Brain Tumours ........................... 44
2.3.2 Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury ..................... 47
2.4 Pragmatic Disorders in Early to Late Adulthood ................ 49
2.4.1 Schizophrenia ..................................... 49
2.4.2 Adult Traumatic Brain Injury ......................... 51
2.4.3 Neurodegenerative Disorders ......................... 53
2.5 Pragmatic Disorders in Advanced Adulthood .................. 56
2.5.1 Left-Hemisphere Damage ........................... 57
2.5.2 Right-Hemisphere Damage .......................... 58
2.5.3 Dementias ........................................ 60
2.6 Summary .............................................. 63xii Contents
3 Disorders of the Pragmatics-Cognition Interface ................. 67
3.1 Introduction ............................................ 67
3.2 Pragmatics and Cognition ................................. 68
3.3 Theory of Mind ......................................... 70
3.4 Executive Function ....................................... 73
3.5 Cognitive Substrates of Pragmatic Disorders ................... 78
3.6 A Cognitive Explanation of Pragmatic Disorders ............... 82
3.6.1 Defining Pragmatic Adequacy ........................ 82
3.6.2 The Pragmatic Adequacy of Theory of Mind Theories ..... 85
3.6.3 The Pragmatic Adequacy of Executive Function Theories ... 89
3.7 Summary .............................................. 91
4 Theoretical Models and Pragmatic Disorders .................... 95
4.1 Introduction ............................................ 95
4.2 The Status of Theory in Clinical Pragmatics ................... 96
4.3 Theoretical Models in Clinical Pragmatics .................... 99
4.3.1 Relevance Theory .................................. 99
4.3.2 Cognitive Pragmatics Theory ......................... 104
4.3.3 Modular Pragmatics Theory .......................... 107
4.4 Critical Evaluation of Pragmatic Theories ..................... 113
4.5 Summary .............................................. 126
5 The Impact of Pragmatic Disorders ............................ 129
5.1 Introduction ............................................ 129
5.2 Psychological Impact ..................................... 131
5.3 Social Impact ........................................... 133
5.4 Academic Impact ........................................ 136
5.5 Occupational and Vocational Impact ......................... 138
5.6 Behavioural Impact ...................................... 140
5.7 Forensic Impact ......................................... 143
5.8 Limitations of Impact Studies .............................. 145
5.9 Summary .............................................. 150
6 Pragmatic Disorders in Complex and Underserved Populations ..... 153
6.1 Introduction ............................................ 153
6.2 Emotional and Behavioural Disorders ........................ 153
6.3 Prison Population ........................................ 159
6.4 Non-Alzheimer’s Dementias ............................... 165
6.5 Summary .............................................. 174
7 Pragmatic Disorders and Social Communication ................. 177
7.1 Introduction ............................................ 177
7.2 The Scope of Social Communication .........................
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7.3 Social Communication in Clinical Studies ..................... 180
7.3.1 Theory of Mind and Social Communication ............. 181
7.3.2 Social Perception and Social Communication ............ 182
7.3.3 Pragmatics and Social Communication ................. 184
7.4 Assessing and Treating Social Communication ................. 188
7.4.1 Social Communication Assessments ................... 188
7.4.2 Social Communication Interventions ................... 192
7.5 Future Research into Social Communication ................... 197
7.6 Summary .............................................. 200
Bibliography .................................................. 205
Index .........................................................
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