A conversation analytic view of continuous discourse tracking as a rehabilitative tool

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-53

  Okell, Elise ^a   Lind, Christopher ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aural rehabilitation; Conversation Analysis; conversation repair; ecological validity; generalization; Hearing impairment; tracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855417547     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.621147     Document Type: Article

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