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Publication details [#66960]

Wray, Alison. 2019. Multilingual dementia care: defining the limits of translanguaging. Language Awareness 28 (3) : 227–245.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
dementia | healthcare communication | language awareness | multilingualism | non-verbal communication | translanguaging
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Journal WWW
www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper deals with the limits of translanguaging in multilingual dementia care. It challenges the claims of some care-providers that nonverbal communication is a legitimate substitute for linguistic interaction and provides novel insights into the necessary parameters for effective interaction.