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‘DO YOU SPEAK PRACTICE‐ESE?’ A DISCOURSE OF PRACTICE FOR SHARING COMMUNICATION
Author(s) -
Pillay Mershen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682820109177910
Subject(s) - discourse analysis , reductionism , essentialism , psychology , empirical research , linguistics , sociology , epistemology , philosophy
Speech and language therapy (SLT) is absorbed in an empirical (or ‘scientific’) discourse. A case study, involving a single practitioner, is reported. SLT's application of an empirical discourse is critically investigated. Results reveal that SLT engages reductionism, essentialism, and ‘dis‐othering’ in its practice discourse. Consequently, rich, textured lives are re‐manufactured in a less than authentic manner. A critically oriented practice discourse is recommended to assist SLT in reconsidering its present immersion in a reductionistic, technical and utilitarian discourse and toward a discourse that assists an effective sharing of communication.