Deictic and Propositional Meaning-New Perspectives on Language in Schizophrenia

Deictic and Propositional Meaning-New Perspectives on Language in Schizophrenia

Emerging linguistic evidence points at disordered language behavior as a defining characteristic of schizophrenia. In this article, we review this literature and demonstrate how a framework focusing on two core functions of language-reference and propositional meaning-can conceptualize schizophrenic...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychiatry 2017-02, Vol.8, p.17-17
Main Authors: Zimmerer, Vitor C, Watson, Stuart, Turkington, Douglas, Ferrier, I Nicol, Hinzen, Wolfram
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive therapy
Evaluation
Grammar
Language
Language disorders
Patient outcomes
Positive symptoms
Psychiatric research
Psychiatry
Schizophrenia
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Summary:Emerging linguistic evidence points at disordered language behavior as a defining characteristic of schizophrenia. In this article, we review this literature and demonstrate how a framework focusing on two core functions of language-reference and propositional meaning-can conceptualize schizophrenic symptoms, identify important variables for risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, and inform cognitive behavioral therapy and other remedial approaches. We introduce the linguistic phenomena of deictic anchoring and propositional complexity, explain how they relate to schizophrenic symptoms, and show how they can be tracked in language behavior.
ISSN:1664-0640
1664-0640