This course provides an introduction to the intersection of clinical pragmatics and language pathology, investigating a selection of acquired neurocognitive (e.g. different forms of dementia) and neurogenic (e.g. Aphasia) disorders that may impact communication in adult life. While we will discuss aspects regarding all levels of language, we will approach language impairment mainly from a pragmatic angle. In this course, we will explore a wide range of aspects, such as presupposition, implicature, speech acts, deixis and reference. Students will read original and recent work in these areas, and engage themselves in analyzing different types of utterances and their meanings as they are shaped by different pragmatic and clinical factors.
- Lehrende(r): Birte Bös
- Lehrende(r): Carolin Schneider