Results for 'louise cummings'

Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Infectious Diseases

This book examines communication and swallowing disorders in the context of infectious diseases.This book is suitable reading for students, clinicians and researchers in speech-language pathology, audiology, psychology, education, paediatric medicine, neurology, and ENT medicine.

1. Louise Cummings

Clinical Pragmatics

'… an invaluable contribution to the research field of language pathology … a long awaited trait d'union between pragmatic theories and cognitive theories that account for pragmatic impairments in language disordered subjects … Clinical Pragmatics is an inspiring book, an essential tool for every investigator interested in pragmatic disorders, both developmental and acquired, and their assessment and treatment. Cummings brilliantly filled a gap that had long been overlooked. Few linguists have dealt with this topic in such an insightful and thorough way as she does with this book, which surely stands out as a significant contribution to 'the emergence of a new, mature phase in the development of clinical pragmatics'.' Journal of Pragmatics

The Oxford Handbook of Communication Disorders in Neurodegenerative Diseases

This handbook provides a synthesis of current communication disorders research in patients with a range of neurodegenerative conditions. It brings together research and clinical practice to offer a comprehensive understanding of the impact of neurogenerative processes on communication.

1. Louise Cummings

Protecting the Public's Health during Novel Infectious Disease Outbreaks

This Element examines two prominent public health crises – the emergence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in British cattle and the COVID-19 pandemic. It contends that a group of arguments called the informal fallacies functioned as cognitive heuristics and facilitated public health reasoning during both crises. These arguments, which include the argument from ignorance, the argument from authority, and circular argument, are particularly well adapted to the type of uncertainty that surrounds the emergence of novel infectious diseases. By bridging gaps in knowledge, these arguments can facilitate reasoning when evidence about these diseases is limited and the need to take action is urgent. The Element charts a public health journey beginning in the 1950s with a disease called kuru, then examines the response to the emergence of BSE in 1986 and extends to the present day with the COVID-19 pandemic. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

1. Louise Cummings

Protecting the Public's Health during Novel Infectious Disease Outbreaks

This Element examines two prominent public health crises – the emergence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in British cattle and the COVID-19 pandemic. It contends that a group of arguments called the informal fallacies functioned as cognitive heuristics and facilitated public health reasoning during both crises. These arguments, which include the argument from ignorance, the argument from authority, and circular argument, are particularly well adapted to the type of uncertainty that surrounds the emergence of novel infectious diseases. By bridging gaps in knowledge, these arguments can facilitate reasoning when evidence about these diseases is limited and the need to take action is urgent. The Element charts a public health journey beginning in the 1950s with a disease called kuru, then examines the response to the emergence of BSE in 1986 and extends to the present day with the COVID-19 pandemic. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

1. Louise Cummings

Introducing Pragmatics

This innovative, comprehensive course textbook uses a clinical approach to explore pragmatics and pragmatic language skills.