Talking across time: Using reported speech as a communicative resource in amnesia.

Aphasiology
Melissa C DuffNeal J Cohen

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with amnesia may have more than pure memory deficits, as evidenced by reports of subtle linguistic impairments on formal laboratory tasks in the amnesic patient HM. However, little attention has been given to the impact of memory impairments on language use in regular, colloquial interactions. We analysed reported speech use by individuals with amnesia. Reported speech (RS), in which speakers represent thoughts/words from another time and/or place, requires management of two temporal frames, making it an interesting discourse practice in which to explore the impact of memory deficits on interactional aspects of communication. AIMS: This study: (1) documents frequency, type, and temporal contexts of reported speech used in discourse samples; (2) compares reported speech use by amnesic and comparison participants; (3) examines the interactional character of reported speech use in these discourse samples. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Derived from a broader study of the discourse practices of individuals with amnesia, this study uses quantitative group comparisons and close discourse analysis to analyse reported speech episodes (RSEs) in interactional discourse samples between a clinician and each of 18 participants...Continue Reading

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Mar 10, 2012·The Clinical Neuropsychologist·David E WarrenDaniel Tranel
Dec 15, 2007·Brain and Language·Melissa C DuffNeal J Cohen
Jul 25, 2013·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·Melissa C DuffDaniel Tranel
Mar 20, 2015·Hippocampus·Neal J Cohen
Oct 18, 2014·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·Rachael D RubinNeal J Cohen
Nov 30, 2011·Psychological Science·Rachael D RubinNeal J Cohen
Feb 23, 2019·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Nadine C Heyworth, Larry R Squire

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