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Peer reviewedSilliman, Elaine R.; And Others – Topics in Language Disorders, 1995
An Athabaskan narrative, told by a village storyteller to two native students (one with language-learning disability and mild hearing loss) was studied. Analysis of prosodic and structural patterns revealed a spatially rather than temporally organized narrative. The assessment method was felt to be sensitive to interfaces between cultural…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Athapascan Languages, Cultural Influences, Discourse Analysis
