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Expression of propositional attitudes in conversation by adults with traumatic brain injury: A relevance theoretic approach

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Impairments in social communication are ubiquitous after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Most attempts to quantify these impairments have been descriptive rather than theoretically motivated. We propose that Relevance Theory provides a framework for characterizing social communication limitations after TBI and linking these problems to underlying cognitive impairments. AIMS: This study asked how adult speakers with …

Authors

Bootsma JN; Turkstra LS; Gorter JW

Journal

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 346–359

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

March 2021

DOI

10.1111/1460-6984.12608

ISSN

1368-2822