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Deictic Navigation Network: Linguistic Viewpoint Disturbances in Schizophrenia
Linde van Schuppen1, Kobie van Krieken1, José Sanders1
1Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 10, 2019
Summary
This study introduces the Deictic Navigation Network (DNN) to understand viewpoint disturbances in schizophrenia. The DNN links language patterns to cognitive challenges in perspective-taking, aiding in diagnosis and treatment.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Schizophrenia is associated with disturbances in subjective perspective.
- Linguistic analysis offers a novel approach to understanding these cognitive deficits.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the Deictic Navigation Network (DNN) as a framework for analyzing viewpoint disturbances in schizophrenia.
- To establish the linguistic basis of perspectivization deficits in this population.
Main Methods:
- Developed the Deictic Navigation Network (DNN) framework.
- Analyzed linguistic features related to deixis and perspective-taking.
- Applied the DNN to language samples from individuals with schizophrenia.
Main Results:
- Identified specific linguistic markers corresponding to three types of viewpoint disturbances.
- Demonstrated the DNN's ability to localize perspectivization deficits.
- Clarified the link between language structure and cognitive viewpoint construction.
Conclusions:
- The Deictic Navigation Network provides a robust model for understanding perspectivization disturbances in schizophrenia.
- Linguistic analysis of deixis is crucial for characterizing cognitive deficits in schizophrenia.
- The DNN framework aids in understanding complex viewpoint structures in language and cognition.
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