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This fascinating study explores the ways of establishing coherence in the discourse of a thought-disordered patient. Ribeiro analyzes the discourse between a doctor and a patient who is under an acute psychotic crisis, and then later, when the patient is deemed recovered. Ribeiro looks at how the participants jointly establish referential meaning, and how topic coherence is achieved or breaks down. She then considers how the participants convey superordinate...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0195066154
ISBN13:9780195066159
Release Date:June 1994
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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A fascinating study of language use in psychiatric practice
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Ms. Ribeiro's study offered practicing psychiatrists the opportunity of reflecting on the need to take interaction processes into account while evaluating a patient. She also created opportunities for Brazilian applied linguists to study yet another context of language use -- the medical clinic. Her study reveals great theoretical knowledge, painstaking analysis of data and an effort to contribute to the development of medical practices -- an achievement to be praised by academics as well as patients.
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