Links of meaning: some linguistic considerations on an application of the mini mental state examination

Authors

  • Heronides Moura Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Denise Dias Martins Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v39i67.5081

Keywords:

Cognitive Linguistics. Predication. Frames.

Abstract

The aim of this article is to show that Cognitive Linguistics can provide the tools for a more fine-grained analysis of the results of the Mini Mental State Examination, which is used by clinicians to help diagnose Alzheimer dementia. First, it will be considered the structure of a sentence said by a patient, in an application of the test. Secondly, it will be examined the change of words performed by a patient. We try to show that this change was meaningful, from a cognitive point of view and not a simple error.

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Author Biography

Denise Dias Martins, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Doutoranda na pós-graduação em Linguística da UFSC

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Published

2014-07-02

How to Cite

Moura, H., & Martins, D. D. (2014). Links of meaning: some linguistic considerations on an application of the mini mental state examination. Signo, 39(67), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v39i67.5081

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 67 (2014): Dossiê: Métodos em Linguística Cognitiva

Section

Dossiê: Métodos em Linguística Cognitiva

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