Dementia-compromised language conflict and aggression
Edited by Boyd Davis
Special issue of Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict 4:1 (2016) v, 150 pp.
Boyd Davis
List of John Benjamins publications for which Boyd Davis plays a role.
Titles
Subjects Communication Studies | Discourse studies | Pragmatics
Fillers, Pauses and Placeholders
Edited by Nino Amiridze, Boyd Davis and Margaret Maclagan
[Typological Studies in Language, 93] 2010. vii, 224 pp.
Subjects Syntax | Theoretical linguistics | Typology
First Person Singular: Papers from the Conference on an Oral Archive for the History of American Linguistics. (Charlotte, N.C., March 1979)
Edited by Boyd Davis and Raymond K. O’Cain
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 21] 1980. xiv, 239 pp.
Subjects History of linguistics
2024 Learning from initial reviews of multilingual graphics illustrating dementia caregiving Pragmatics of Active Social Inclusion, Matsumoto, Yoshiko and Heidi E. Hamilton (eds.), pp. 85–103 | Article
This study traces the initial processes in creating and assessing ‘comics,’ or graphic materials of various sorts, which illustrate situations in dementia caregiving. Dementia care materials intended for paid caregivers need to accommodate three related work situations (home care aides,… read more
2016 Dementia-compromised language conflict and aggression Dementia-compromised language conflict and aggression, Davis, Boyd (ed.), pp. 1–7 | Article
2016 Sociolinguistics, language, and aging Cognition, Language and Aging, Wright, Heather Harris (ed.), pp. 221–245 | Article
Using a sociopragmatic lens, we highlight recent strands of research focusing on two of the three main areas identified by Hamilton (1999): the use of language for reflecting and creating identities; and how discourse can reflect the norms, values and practices of society. We focus on studies of… read more
2016 The silent violence of marginalization and teasing in dementia care residences Dementia-compromised language conflict and aggression, Davis, Boyd (ed.), pp. 35–61 | Article
Differences in power are frequent in institutional care settings and provide contexts in which conflict can occur. In order to examine the power imbalance between residents and caregivers and the consequent potential for verbal conflict we first discuss the situations in which persons with dementia… read more
2010 Pauses, fillers, placeholders and formulaicity in Alzheimer’s discourse: Gluing relationships as impairment increases Fillers, Pauses and Placeholders, Amiridze, Nino, Boyd Davis and Margaret Maclagan (eds.), pp. 189–216 | Article
Extracts from the speech of three women with Alzheimer’s Disease are analyzed in order to highlight functions of pauses, fillers, placeholders, and formulaic phrases. Although other features of their speech decline, placeholders, fillers and formulaic sequences are still used appropriately and help… read more
2008 11. Fixed expressions, extenders and metonymy in the speech of people with Alzheimer's disease Phraseology: An interdisciplinary perspective, Granger, Sylviane and Fanny Meunier (eds.), pp. 175–187 | Article
In this chapter we demonstrate how fixed expressions, extenders and metonymy help maintain the appearance of competence for speakers with Alzheimer’s disease. We compare impaired and unimpaired speakers from two different countries (the United States of America and New Zealand) to show that… read more
1980 Saggio sul vocalismo indoeuropeo. By Ferdinand de Saussure Historiographia Linguistica 7:3, pp. 397–401 | Review
1978 Archibald Henry Sayce (1845–1933) Historiographia Linguistica 5:3, pp. 339–345 | Miscellaneous
