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Dementia and Language: The Lived Experience in Interaction provides a comprehensive examination of how dementia impacts language production, comprehension, and social interaction. Drawing on interactional sociolinguistics, the authors analyze authentic conversations involving individuals with dementia, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals.
This groundbreaking work moves beyond clinical perspectives to highlight the communicative strategies and resilience of people living with dementia. The book explores how language deterioration intersects with identity, relationships, and quality of life. Through detailed conversational analysis, it demonstrates how interaction patterns change and how participants adapt to these changes.
Ideal for researchers, clinicians, students, and caregivers, this volume contributes valuable insights to dementia care, speech-language pathology, and sociolinguistic research.
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