Clinical pragmatics

Michael R. Perkins
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Clinical pragmatics is a subdiscipline of clinical linguistics, which in turn is a branch of applied linguistics concerned with the ways in which communication may be impaired (see Perkins & Howard (2011) for an overview, and Ball et al. (2008) for more in-depth coverage). The term ‘clinical pragmatics’ will be used here to refer to the study of pragmatic ability in individuals with communication disorders. It covers the description and classification of pragmatic impairments, their elucidation in terms of various pragmatic, linguistic, psychological and neurological theories, and their assessment and treatment.

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