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On the Focus, Scope, and Coherence of the Study of Human Symbolic Activity.
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Cronkhite, Gary – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1986
Asserts that the distinguishing focus of the communication discipline is symbolic activity. Suggests that wide recognition of this focus, its scope and coherence would help to resolve important discipline-related controversies. (MS)
Descriptors: Coherence, Intellectual Disciplines, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory
Toward an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Symbol Taxonomy: A Proposed Superordinate Classification.
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Lloyd, Lyle L.; Fuller, Donald R. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1986
The article reviews augmentative and alternative communication symbol classifications reported in the literature over the past decade. The "aided/unaided" dichotomy (based on user production of the symbol) is proposed as the superordinate level of classification, rather than the "static/dynamic" (based on transmission of…
Descriptors: Braille, Classification, Communication Disorders, Hearing Impairments