The Role of Recipient Questions in Establishing Intersubjectivity and Progressing a Story in Aided Communication

Patricia Mayes, Mary Clinkenbeard
2020 Skandinaviske Sprogstudier  
We report on a case study involving two participants: One participant has a communication disability and uses a high-tech, electronic device to speak, and the other is nondisabled. Their interaction differs from typical, everyday conversation because some linguistic resources are unavailable in aided speech, resulting in frequent repair sequences and slower progression. The analysis shows that when the aided speaker initiates an extended telling, the recipient uses questions to do
more » ... actions as well as actions that could progress the story. Thus, this context affords the opportunity to investigate how the recipient's projections interact with intersubjectivity and progressivity.
doi:10.7146/sss.v11i1.121363 fatcat:uvhs23pntzgifhcrpcfwpbg7wy