Adult spoken discourse: The influences of age and education

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-285

  Mackenzie, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Discourse; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONVERSATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0034032985     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136828200247188     Document Type: Article

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