"Speaking for another": the management of participant frames in aphasia.
A sociolinguistic analysis of an interaction between a woman with aphasia and a nonaphasic speaking partner was conducted to investigate participant framing in aphasia. Participant frames, or the stances that people take in conversation, help conversational participants structure their talk and collaboratively negotiate meaning (I. Goffman, 1974). This analysis revealed a configuration in which a person with severe aphasia enlisted her speaking partner to speak for her. That is, the interaction was framed such that the nonaphasic speaking partner served as the "spokesperson" for messages that were authored by the person with aphasia. The clinical requirements of adopting a "speaking for another" framework are discussed.
Simmons-Mackie
Nina
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Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA, USA. nmackie@selu.edu
Kingston
Debbie
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Schultz
Misty
M
D000328:Adult; D001037:Aphasia / Q000628:therapy*; D001072:Apraxias / Q000628:therapy; D003142:Communication; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology