Code accommodation as a measure of inclusion for bilingual people living with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type

A case study

Bibliographic Data

ID21200978
AuthorsCarolin Schneider (0000-0003-4282-1213, Utrecht University), Birte Bös (0000-0002-1328-0828, University of Duisburg-Essen)
Year2024
Volume15
Issue1
Pages49-66
Publication date2024-02-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePragmatics and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1878-9714 • E-ISSN: 1878-9722
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/ps.23042.sch
OpenAlexW4390114460
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

This case study explores the dynamics of code choices in interactions involving bilingual people living with dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type (DAT) and their primary care partners, focusing on two narrative interviews held in private settings. Drawing on a combination of Communication Accommodation Theory and Conversation Analysis, it takes account of the patterns, communicative functions and effects of code choices and code switching as practices of interactional adjustment. The qualitative analysis sheds light on inclusive and non-inclusive interactional adjustments expressed through code choices by individual speakers, especially focusing on code accommodation at turn boundaries. Results indicate a high language awareness in the two speakers living with DAT and positive communicational outcomes when code accommodation is performed by the conversational partner

Accommodation · Conversation · Conversation analysis · Linguistics · Narrative · Communication · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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