Research in Clinical Pragmatics

657 Pages·2017·8.692 MB·English

by  Louise Cummings (eds.)

Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology 11
Louise Cummings E ditor
Research
in Clinical
Pragmatics
Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy
& Psychology
Volume 11
Editor-in-Chief
Alessandro Capone, University of Messina, Italy
Consulting Editors
Keith Allan, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Louise Cummings, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Wayne A. Davis, Georgetown University, Washington, USA
Igor Douven, Paris-Sorbonne University, France
Yan Huang, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Istvan Kecskes, State University of New York at Albany, USA
Franco Lo Piparo, University of Palermo, Italy
Antonino Pennisi, University of Messina, Italy
Editorial Board Members
Noel Burton-Roberts, University of Newcastle, UK
Brian Butler, University of North Carolina, Asheville, USA
Felice Cimatti, Università della Calabria, Cosenza, Italy
Eros Corazza, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Marcelo Dascal, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Michael Devitt, Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA
Frans van Eemeren, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Alessandra Falzone, University of Messina, Italy
Neil Feit, State University of New York, Fredonia, USA
Alessandra Giorgi, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Larry Horn, Yale University, New Haven, USA
Klaus von Heusinger, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Katarzyna Jaszczolt, University of Cambridge, UK
Ferenc Kiefer, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Kepa Korta, ILCLI, Donostia, Spain
Ernest Lepore, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA
Stephen C. Levinson, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Fabrizio Macagno, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
Tullio De Mauro, ‘La Sapienza’ University, Rome, Italy
Jacob L. Mey, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Pietro Perconti, University of Messina, Italy
Francesca Piazza, University of Palermo, Italy
Roland Posner, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany
Mark Richard, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Nathan Salmon, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Stephen R. Schiffer, New York University, USA
Michel Seymour, University of Montreal, Canada
Mandy Simons, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Timothy Williamson, University of Oxford, UK
Anna Wierzbicka, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Dorota Zielińska, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Louise Cummings
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Research in Clinical
Pragmatics
Editor
Louise Cummings
School of Arts and Humanities
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, UK
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Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology
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Preface
Clinical pragmatics is still a relative newcomer to the study of language and com-
munication disorders and is a recent offshoot of linguistic pragmatics. Yet, this field
has already produced an abundance of empirical findings. It has also contributed in
significant ways to the clinical management of clients with pragmatic disorders and
to theoretical developments in disciplines such as linguistics, psychology and cog-
nitive science. So rapid has been the growth of this area of study that it is now the
right time to take a step back and assess what has been achieved. An assessment of
the state of the art in clinical pragmatics lies at the heart of this volume. But another
equally important purpose has motivated the production of this book. That purpose
is to chart the road ahead for clinical pragmatic researchers. With so many new find-
ings and ideas to consider, it is easy to overlook what still needs to be achieved. It is
important for the many children and adults who have pragmatic disorders that clini-
cians and researchers also look forward to new areas of exploration.
The five-part structure of this volume reflects the full scope of inquiry that has
been conducted within clinical pragmatics. The first two sections on developmental
pragmatic disorders and acquired pragmatic disorders include chapters on the
pragmatic features of a range of clinical populations. Some of these populations
(e.g. autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia) have been extensively investi-
gated to date, although there is still much work to be done. Other populations (e.g.
cerebral palsy and non-Alzheimer dementias) are only beginning to receive the
attention of investigators. The choice of the term ‘pragmatic features’ is intended to
reflect the fact that alongside the often significant pragmatic impairments in these
client populations, there are also considerable areas of preserved pragmatic skill.
This is often overlooked in the search for deficits. Intact pragmatic abilities can
often be harnessed during intervention and are given the prominence they deserve
in the chapters in these sections. These chapters also include conversational and
other data that illustrate the pragmatic skills and deficits of clients. In order to
understand fully pragmatic behaviours, both skills and deficits, readers must ‘see’
how they manifest in conversation and other forms of discourse as well as read
descriptions of these behaviours.
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The section on pragmatic disorders in other populations recognizes that there is
a growing literature on, and awareness of, pragmatic disorders in clients who have
not traditionally been in receipt of clinical language services for the remediation of
pragmatics. This includes children and adults who have sensory deficits such as
hearing loss and visual impairment. Evidence indicates that young children who are
deaf or hard of hearing are significantly older than their hearing peers when they
demonstrate many complex language skills. There is also a growing body of research
that pragmatic language presents a greater challenge for children with visual impair-
ment. Fluency disorders such as stuttering and cluttering create their own challenges
for pragmatic language skills. Pragmatic deficits are a feature of several disorders
(e.g. ADHD) that co-occur with fluency disorders. Fluency disorders may also have
a negative impact on social interaction and pragmatics. Each of these disorders must
move from a position of relative obscurity in clinical pragmatics to assume greater
prominence in the discussions of clinicians and researchers.
The section on management of pragmatic disorders examines the proliferation of
techniques and approaches to assessment and intervention that has occurred in
recent years. In terms of assessment, pragmatic language skills in children and
adults may be evaluated by means of checklists, standardized tests, self-report mea-
sures and approaches such as conversation analysis and discourse analysis. The
choice of method of assessment must be guided by a range of considerations, only
some of which are related to attributes of the client such as chronological age and
developmental level. Interventions are equally wide-ranging in nature and may tar-
get behaviours of communication partners as well as clients. The chapters in this
section guide readers through the complex considerations which clinicians must
address in order to manage clients with pragmatic disorders.
The final section in the volume on recent developments in pragmatic disorders
addresses aspects of pragmatic disorders which do not often appear centre stage.
The psychosocial aspects of pragmatic disorders have been largely subordinated to
a range of other concerns, even though the mitigation of the psychological distress
and impairments of social functioning that are caused by these disorders should be
at the forefront of everything clinicians and researchers do. The cognitive and neural
aspects of pragmatic disorders are more often addressed in the cognitive and neuro-
sciences even though they have central relevance to an explanation of these disor-
ders. It is hoped that by featuring these aspects of pragmatic disorders in a dedicated
section of the volume, some much needed emphasis will be achieved.
Lastly, this volume has only been possible because of the combined efforts of a
wide range of expert clinicians, researchers and scholars. Collectively, the authors
of these chapters embody a wealth of clinical knowledge and experience in the area
of clinical pragmatics. Each is motivated by a concern to better understand, and
improve the lives of, children and adults with pragmatic disorders. Their enthusiasm
in this quest, I believe, is evident in every page of this volume. I hope readers will
agree. For my part, I know I have grown as a clinical pragmatist from the experience
of working with these authors.
Nottingham, UK Louise Cummings
Acknowledgements
I wish to acknowledge Jolanda Voogd (senior publishing editor, Language Education
and Linguistics, Springer) and Alessandro Capone for their positive response to the
proposal of a book in the area of clinical pragmatics. It was Alessandro who urged
me to contribute this volume to his series Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy &
Psychology. I am grateful to him for encouraging me to bring this collection of
papers together. I would also like to acknowledge Helen van der Stelt (assistant
editor, Language Education and Linguistics, Springer) for her assistance at various
steps throughout this project. Gratitude is extended to Judith Heaney who worked
on the preparation of the final manuscript. Her attention to detail is truly valued.
Finally, I have been supported in this endeavour by family members and friends
who are too numerous to mention individually. I am grateful to them for their kind
words of encouragement during my many months of editing.
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Contents
Part I Developmental Pragmatic Disorders
1 Pragmatic Development ......................................................................... 3
Gabriella Airenti
2 Pragmatic Language Impairment ......................................................... 29
Mieke P. Ketelaars and Mariëtte T.J.A. Embrechts
3 Autism Spectrum Disorder..................................................................... 59
Joanne Volden
4 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ............................................. 85
Soile Loukusa
5 Intellectual Disability .............................................................................. 109
Gary E. Martin, Michelle Lee, and Molly Losh
6 Childhood Brain Tumour ....................................................................... 131
Kimberley Docking, Philippe Paquier, and Angela Morgan
7 Cerebral Palsy ......................................................................................... 165
Stéphanie Caillies
Part II Acquired Pragmatic Disorders
8 Disruption of Pragmatics in Adulthood ................................................ 181
Caroline Jagoe
9 Aphasias ................................................................................................... 211
Gloria Streit Olness and Hanna K. Ulatowska
10 Right-Hemisphere Pragmatic Disorders ............................................... 243
Margaret Lehman Blake
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11 Schizophrenia .......................................................................................... 267
Francesca M. Bosco and Alberto Parola
12 Traumatic Brain Injury .......................................................................... 291
Lyn S. Turkstra and Adam M. Politis
13 Alzheimer’s Dementia ............................................................................. 323
Jacqueline Guendouzi and Meghan Savage
14 Non-Alzheimer Dementias ..................................................................... 347
Angela Roberts, Marie Savundranayagam, and J.B. Orange
15 Parkinson’s Disease Without Dementia ................................................ 379
Thomas Holtgraves and Magda Giordano
Part III Pragmatic Disorders in Other Populations
16 Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implantation ............................................ 411
Louise Paatsch, Dianne Toe, and Amelia Church
17 Congenital Visual Impairment ............................................................... 441
Rebecca Greenaway and Naomi J. Dale
18 Stuttering and Cluttering ....................................................................... 471
Kathleen Scaler Scott
Part IV Management of Pragmatic Disorders
19 Pragmatic Assessment and Intervention in Children .......................... 493
Yvette D. Hyter
20 Pragmatic Assessment and Intervention in Adults .............................. 527
Charlotta Saldert
Part V Recent Developments in Pragmatic Disorders
21 Neural Aspects of Pragmatic Disorders ................................................ 561
Brigitte Stemmer
22 Cognitive Aspects of Pragmatic Disorders............................................ 587
Louise Cummings
23 Psychosocial Aspects of Pragmatic Disorders ...................................... 617
Pamela Snow and Jacinta Douglas