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More Shared Responsibility for "More Appropriate Communication".

Morton Ann Gernsbacher1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
|August 10, 2018
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Scholarly literature often places responsibility for more appropriate communication on powerful partners. However, this study suggests more powerful individuals or shared responsibility, especially when communicating with children with developmental disabilities.

Area of Science:

  • Communication Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • The phrase "more appropriate communication" is prevalent in scholarly literature.
  • Existing research often examines human-to-human communication, distinct from computer networks.
  • The locus of responsibility for achieving better communication is a key area of inquiry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine who scholarly articles identify as responsible for "more appropriate communication."
  • To analyze the distribution of responsibility in human communication contexts.
  • To explore implications for communication involving vulnerable populations, such as children with developmental disabilities.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review of the first 100 scholarly articles mentioning "more appropriate communication."

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  • Filtering articles to include only human-to-human communication.
  • Categorizing articles based on implied responsibility for communication appropriateness.

    • Main Results:

    • A small fraction (7%) of articles suggest shared responsibility for communication appropriateness, often between peers.
    • The majority (61%) of articles place responsibility on more powerful communication partners (higher status, experience, resources).
    • A significant portion (32%) assign responsibility to less powerful partners, frequently children with developmental disabilities.

    Conclusions:

    • The current scholarly emphasis often places an undue burden on less powerful communicators.
    • It is recommended that more powerful communication partners either assume responsibility or share it, particularly in interactions with developmentally disabled children.
    • This research calls for a re-evaluation of communication responsibility models to promote more equitable and effective interactions.