Coherence-inducing strategies in conversations amongst the aged

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 425-462

  Korolija, Natascha ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity type; Coherence; Communicative impairments; Episode; Multiparty conversation; Senior citizens; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034148132     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-2166(99)00058-2     Document Type: Article

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