2nd Edition
Analysis of Neurogenic Disordered Discourse Production Theories, Assessment and Treatment
Analysis of discourse production among speakers with acquired communication disorders is an important and necessary clinical procedure. This book provides a comprehensive review and discussion of aphasia and its related disorders, their corresponding clinical discourse symptoms that speech-and-language pathologists should address, and the different methods of discourse elicitation that are clinically and research oriented.
This edition has been thoroughly updated throughout to include the latest research, including advances in word retrieval and discourse production, cognitive and multicultural aspects of disordered discourse production, application of technology to understand and evaluate spoken discourse, and evidence-based intervention of discourse impairments. Contemporary issues related to disordered/clinical discourse elicitation are added. Recent advancement in discourse analysis is covered and discussions of various treatment options of discourse symptoms are provided. Finally, the manifestation of discourse symptoms as a function of speakers’ multilingual/multi-cultural status and specific considerations related to clinical assessment and remediation are explored.
As the only introductory text to include comprehensive coverage of basic knowledge of neurogenic disordered discourse, it is a must-read for students, clinicians, and researchers in various fields. Readers will also benefit from plenty of examples that provide a connection between the theoretical contents presented in the text and application to real-life contexts of discourse production.
Chapter 1 – Acquired Language Deficits Associated with Aphasia and Related Disorders
Chapter 2 – Elicitation Procedures of Discourse Samples
Chapter 3 – Clinical Assessment of Disordered Discourse
Chapter 4 – Research-Oriented Frameworks for Narrative Analysis
Chapter 5 – Multi-Linear Transcription and Analysis of Oral Discourse
Chapter 6 – Multi-Modal and Multi-Level Analysis of Oral Discourse
Chapter 7 – Considerations for Treatment Options That Can Facilitate and Enhance Discourse Production
Chapter 8 – Considerations for Multilingual and Culturally-Diverse Populations
Chapter 9 – Further Directions of Clinical Discourse Analysis
Biography
Anthony Pak-Hin Kong is a professor and research scientist specialized in aphasiology at The University of Hong Kong. He is a world-renowned scholar in speech-and-language pathology and is currently Section Editor (Linguistics Section) of PLOS ONE and Editorial Board Member of Perspectives of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Special Interest Groups.
