Social setting, stigma, and communicative competence explorations of the conversational interactions of retarded adults
Mentally retarded individuals have been studied almost exclusively as clinical entities, not as persons immersed in the stream of social life. This has led not only to a lack of appreciation for the complexity of their lives and concerns, but also to an underestimation and incomplete understanding o...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins
1985.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
VI:6. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797982406719 |
| Sumario: | Mentally retarded individuals have been studied almost exclusively as clinical entities, not as persons immersed in the stream of social life. This has led not only to a lack of appreciation for the complexity of their lives and concerns, but also to an underestimation and incomplete understanding of their intellectual and linguistic skills. By exploring aspects of the ongoing linguistic and social lives of retarded individuals in various community contexts, this volume contributes to a growing body of literature which attempts to fill in this inadequate picture. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (143 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Bibliography: p. [121]-124. |
| ISBN: | 9781283359146 9786613359148 9789027279583 |
