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Clinical pragmatics

Published online: 3 October 2022
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Article outline
  • 1.The scope of clinical pragmatics
  • 2.Theoretical issues
    • 2.1Is pragmatic impairment a neurological, cognitive or behavioural phenomenon?
    • 2.2Modular vs interactionist theories of pragmatic impairment
  • 3.Describing pragmatic impairment
    • 3.1Pragmatic profiles
    • 3.2Pragmatic theories and frameworks
    • 3.3Neuropragmatics
    • 3.4Cognitive pragmatics
  • 4.The range of pragmatic impairments
    • 4.1Primary pragmatic impairment
      • 4.1.1Right hemisphere damage
      • 4.1.2Traumatic brain injury
      • 4.1.3Dementia
      • 4.1.4Schizophrenia
      • 4.1.5Autistic spectrum disorder
    • 4.2Secondary pragmatic impairment
      • 4.2.1Nonfluent aphasia
      • 4.2.2Fluent aphasia
      • 4.2.3Specific Language Impairment
      • 4.2.4Sensorimotor dysfunction
  • 5.Clinical pragmatics and pragmatic theory
  • Notes
  • References
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