Language in Schizophrenia Part 1: An Introduction
- 3 August 2010
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Language and Linguistics Compass
- Vol. 4 (8), 576-589
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-818x.2010.00216.x
Abstract
This is the first of two articles that discuss higher‐order language and semantic processing in schizophrenia. This article reviews clinical characterizations of language output and the phenomenon of positive thought disorder, as well as more principled characterizations of language output in schizophrenia. It also gives an overview of evidence for the predominant theory of language dysfunction in schizophrenia: that it arises from abnormalities in (i) semantic memory and/or (ii) working memory and executive function. The companion article (Part 2) focuses on the study of language in schizophrenia using online psycholinguistic methods and considers how the study of schizophrenia may inform our understanding of normal language processing.Keywords
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