Topics of social conversation in the work place: A South African perspective

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-102

  Tönsing, Kerstin ^a   Alant, Erna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Complex communication needs; Social conversation; Topics; Workplace

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR NONVOCAL PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS; SOCIAL CONVERSATION; WORK PLACE;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 2942674973     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610410001699762     Document Type: Article

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