About this title
An interdisciplinary monograph on why communication breaks down in dementia and how it can be supported, integrating linguistic, cognitive, social and emotional perspectives. Wray develops a Communicative Impact model and introduces concepts such as social reserve, emotional reserve and the carers' paradox to reframe practical decisions about care and interaction.
Intended audience
- dementia researchers
- applied linguists
- speech and language professionals
- family and professional carers
Subject classification
- Applied Linguistics
- Health Communication
- Dementia Studies
- Pragmatics
Scope
- language and dementia
- communicative impact model
- memory and pragmatics in dementia
- social and emotional reserve
- ethics of communication and truth-telling
- implications for dementia care practice
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Dynamics of Dementia Communication
- Year
- 2020
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN
- 9780190917807
- Catalogue authors
- Alison Wray