Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Speech Communication
First Advisor
Mary E. Gordon
Date of Publication
1983
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech Communication
Department
Speech Communication
Language
English
Subjects
Interpersonal communication, Youth with mental disabilities
DOI
10.15760/etd.3270
Physical Description
1 online resource (110 p.)
Abstract
Current language theory focuses on how a person communicates within a context (Bates, 1976a). A person's communicative competence depends on how effectively she translates her cognitive and social knowledge into linguistic forms to interact in the specific situation, following pragmatic rules (Prutting, 1982b). Thus, in order to assess a person's language ability accurately, the clinician needs to assess pragmatic skills as well as cognitive, social, and linguistic skills. A person's pragmatic development culminates in the ability to participate in a conversation (Rees, 1978).
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18776
Recommended Citation
Nicholson, Jane, "Pragmatic conversational skills of young adults in normal, EMR, and TMR classrooms" (1983). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3279.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.3270
Included in
Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons, Mental and Social Health Commons, Speech and Hearing Science Commons
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