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Hengst, Julie A.; Sherrill, Martha H. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
This theoretical review article describes "situated discourse analysis" (SDA) and explores its implications for communication sciences and disorders. Drawing on situated theories of cognition and communication, SDA aims to understand "real-time communicative processes" of people engaging in complex "sociocultural…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Sociocultural Patterns, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Ethnography
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Sennott, Samuel C.; Akagi, Linda; Lee, Mary; Rhodes, Anthony – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
Artificially intelligent tools have given us the capability to use technology to address ever more complex challenges. What are the capabilities, challenges, and hazards of incorporating and developing this technology for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)? "Artificial intelligence" (AI) can be defined as the capability of…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Representation, Thinking Skills
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Brownlee, Alisa; Bruening, Lisa M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2012
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that results in loss of most motor functions by the time of death. Most persons with ALS experience a dysarthria that eventually renders oral/vocal communication unintelligible. This article reviews the communication needs of persons with ALS and the range of communication…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Articulation Impairments, Death, Communication Strategies