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Crews, wusses, and whoppas: core and fringe vocabularies of Australian meal-break conversations in the workplace

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posted on 1999-01-01, 00:00 authored by Susan BalandinSusan Balandin, T Iacono
Conversational samples were collected from 34 nondisabled subjects across four worksites. The total sample was analyzed for core vocabulary, and the five most frequently referenced topics were analyzed for core and fringe vocabularies and the commonality of fringe vocabulary across topics. The results indicated that there was a small stable core vocabulary of 347 words containing words unique to this study, which accounted for 78% of the conversational sample. A total of 21 words in the fringe vocabulary was common to all topics. Implications of this study for vocabulary selection for augmented communicators in employment are discussed.

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Journal

AAC: augmentative and alternative communication

Volume

15

Issue

2

Pagination

95 - 109

Publisher

Informa Healthcare

Location

London, England

ISSN

0743-4618

eISSN

1477-3848

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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