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Peer reviewedSabat, Steven R.; Cagigas, Xavier E. – Language & Communication, 1997
The case study of an older woman with Alzheimer's disease shows that while her command of words and syntax had deteriorated, her ability to use other forms of communication had not. Her alternative forms of communication included use of gesture, facial expression, posture, and tone of voice. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Body Language, Case Studies, Communication Disorders
Peer reviewedSchiffrin, Deborah – Language & Communication, 1997
Illustrates the interdependence between theory and method by showing how the methods underling even a relatively simple analysis of discourse are imbued with theoretical import. Focuses on two methodological decisions that are a standard part of the set of discourse analytic tools: what is context and what is the unit of analysis? (39 references)…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Decision Making, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography
