Discourse Analysis in Adults With and Without Communication Disorders A Resource for Clinicians and Researchers

Discourse is considered the most natural unit of language. There are several types of discourse, such as narrative, procedural, descriptive, persuasive, and conversational. Each serves a specific function and has different characteristics. The speaker's intent and the communicative situation determine the type of discourse we use. Effective production of discourse requires complex interactions among linguistic, cognitive, and social abilities that are sensitive to even mild disruption in any one of these elements. This book covers the examination of discourse in adults with acquired communication disorders, including selecting elicitation tasks, streamlining transcription processes, expanding analysis methods, and translating findings for treatment application.