The role of executive functions in supporting the pragmatics of communication has been
extensively examined in clinical populations, but is still under-explored in healthy aging. In …

Research investigating pragmatic abilities in healthy aging suggests that both production
and comprehension might be compromised; however, it is not clear how pragmatic abilities …

Among all aspects of the linguistic and communicative competence, pragmatics seems
especially vulnerable in aging, due also to cognitive decline. However, pragmatics has …

Normally, aging adults experience a wide range of changes in sensory abilities, cognition,
and language. Pragmatic language ability, or social use of language, declines primarily as a …

In this article, the current state of our knowledge of pragmatic disorders in adults with
language impairment is assessed. A brief historical background of clinical pragmatics is …

Pragmatic disruption is associated with a range of acquired communication disorders of both
neurogenic and psychiatric origin. This chapter provides an overview of the main themes in …

In sentences such as “Some dogs are mammals,” the literal semantic meaning (“Some and
possibly all dogs are mammals”) conflicts with the pragmatic meaning (“Not all dogs are …

There is now an extensive empirical literature on the nature and extent of pragmatic
disorders in a range of clinical populations. This chapter attempts to organize the findings of …

Background: The Profile of Pragmatic Impairment in Communication (PPIC) is a clinical
rating scale designed for the assessment of multiple facets of pragmatic language …

This chapter considers the everyday psychological and social costs attached to having
pragmatic language difficulties. We briefly review key terminology concerning pragmatic …