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Publication details [#35256]
Kernan, Keith T. 1990. Indications of epistemology in the discourse of mentally retarded adults. Text 10 (3) : 209–223.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
ISBN
0165-4888
Journal WWW
Annotation
This paper argues that the patterns of use of evidentials by mentally retarded speakers in conversation with their peers differ from those of nonretarded speakers given their diminished intellectual capacity and related life experiences.