Rendle-Short2002
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Rendle-Short2002 |
Author(s) | Johanna Rendle-Short |
Title | Managing Interaction: A Conversation Analytic Approach to the Management of Interaction by an 8 Year-Old Girl with Asperger's Syndrome |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, Children with disabilities, Asperger, Autism |
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Year | 2002 |
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Journal | Issues in Applied Linguistics |
Volume | 13 |
Number | 2 |
Pages | 161-186 |
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Abstract
This single-case study uses conversation analysis (CA) to investigate some oj the interactional difficulties faced by children with Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Through an analysis of a single telephone conversation between an 8-year-old AS child and an adult and a peel; it shows the level oj interactional complexity required in managing talk. It argues that although the AS child is, on one level, successful in phoning her friend to ask a question, the success of the illteraction relies in part on the other interactants and their willingness to accommodate her different conversational norms. The study demonstrates how CA can be a useful tool for understanding some oj the interactional difficulties faced by AS children and adults alike.
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