Language and Communication in Old Age
Subtitle: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780815323563
Subjects: Sociolinguistics; Linguistics; Social Gerontology; Language Arts & Disciplines; Sociology; Older people; Aging - General; Alphabet; Gerontology; Social Science / Sociology / General; Communication; Language
First sentence: Language and communication in old age is an area of investigation that has been gaining momentum over recent years, although the research generated is small in comparison with that of developmental studies at the other end of the lifespan, i.e., studies of child language.