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Abstract
The aim of the study was to analyze topics that occur in social conversations between employees in a University employment context. Samples of social conversation of 6 participants without disabilities were recorded on 9 days. The samples were analyzed for topics referenced under the three referential frames of time, person, and content. Results indicate that the topics of present, self and food were most frequently referenced under each of the three frames. Analysis of the content frame indicated the presence of three topics that were referenced frequently in all samples. Other topics were referenced frequently in only some samples. Comparisons were made between these findings and two previous investigations into topic use by adults from a Western culture. Overlap—particularly in more frequently referenced topics—suggested the presence of topics, which seemed to occur commonly in adult conversations, and, more specifically, conversations in the workplace. The topics identified in this study are discussed in terms of implications for guiding AAC intervention.