This paper investigates the communicative-pragmatic features that best discriminate between individuals with schizophrenia and healthy controls using a multimodal assessment and a machine learning approach. A Decision Tree model achieved 82% accuracy, 76% sensitivity, and 91% precision in classifying participants. Linguistic irony emerged as the most significant feature, followed by violations of Gricean maxims and extralinguistic deceitful/sincere acts. The findings are discussed in relation to pragmatic theory and their clinical implications for assessment and rehabilitation.
Publisher
npj Schizophrenia
Published On
May 24, 2021
Authors
Alberto Parola, Ilaria Gabbatore, Laura Berardinelli, Rogerio Salvini, Francesca M. Bosco
Tags
schizophrenia
machine learning
communicative features
pragmatics
linguistic irony
Gricean maxims
clinical implications
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