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Peer reviewedGiles, Howard; And Others – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1993
A research study is reported that studied (1) the effect of respondents' chronological age on attitudes toward patronizing speech directed at the institutionalized elderly and (2) the prevalence of and understanding of patronizing speech toward noninstitutionalized elderly individuals. (36 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitude Measures, Institutionalized Persons, Language Processing
