Linguistics, pragmatics, and psychotherapy : a guide for therapists /

This book discusses current theories in linguistics and sociolinguistics as they relate to therapeutic situations, including uses of metaphor, slogans, and proverbs. It shows how people's empathies or feeling of alienation are displayed by the language they choose to describe or discuss events....

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Chaika, Elaine, 1934-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	London ; Philadelphia : Whurr, 2000.
Subjects:	Psycholinguistics. Psychotherapy. Linguistics. Mental illness > Treatment. Psychotherapy Psycholinguistics Linguistics Mental Disorders > therapy
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book