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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan FinePublisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd Imprint: Equinox Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 16.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9781845533762ISBN 10: 1845533763 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 15 September 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsForeword by Professor Bill FraserPreface1 Listening for meaning in context2 The kinds of meanings to be heard3 Meaning oddly: How a speaker can sound strange4 Communication disorders5 Pervasive developmental disorders6 Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder7 Psychotic disorders8 Mood disorders9 Personality disorders10 The partnership of language and psychiatryGlossaryAppendices: A: Language systems grouped by the metafunctions of ideational,interpersonal, textual meaningB: DSM-IV diagnostic categories with language systems that are at riskReferencesReviews'Fine has a high reputation for publishing across a range of clinical conditions from anxiety states to the Pervasive Developmental Disorders and is possibly the most currently highly qualified professional to write this handbook. He has used everyday language and clear examples of normal and deviant texts to describe and explain problems of intonation, meaning, phonology, grammar and pragmatics. The clinician and general practitioner (general practitioner or Psychiatrist) could open this book and find out forthwith why his/her patient sounds odd.'Bill Fraser, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wales College of Medicine Author InformationJonathan Fine teaches in the department of English at Bar-Ilan University. He has published studies on the language of psychiatric syndromes including pervasive developmental disorders, schizophrenia, and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder. His other research includes discourse analysis, systemic functional theory, first and second language acquisition and genre. He has edited or written five books on language in use. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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