Using the Structure of Evaluative Components as a basis for comparing the oral narratives of schizophrenics and healthy individuals

• Published in: Journal of psycholinguistic research Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 655 - 677
• Main Authors: Shafiyan, Sina, Izanloo, Ali, Yazdi, Amir Amin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavioral Science and Psychology; Causality; Child; Child Language; Cognitive Psychology; Female; Humans; Language; Linguistics; Metaphor; Motion pictures; Narration; Narratives; Patients; Psycholinguistics; Psychology; Schizophrenia; Semantics; Short films; Socioeconomic status; Speaking; Speech; Statistical analysis; Schizophrenia; Evaluative components; Language; Narrative

In this study, evaluative language in narratives of 15 healthy and 15 schizophrenic females was compared using the Structure of Evaluative Components. The two groups were matched for chronological age and socioeconomic status. A movie named “The Pear Film” ( http://chafe.faculty.linguistics.ucsb.edu...