1,039
Views
36
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Whole Utterance Approaches in AAC

, , &
Pages 235-254 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

References

  • Alm N., Arnott J. L., Newell A. F. Discourse analysis and pragmatics in the design of a conversation prosthesis. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology 1989; 13: 10–12
  • Alm N., Arnott J. L., Newell A. F. Hypertext as a host for an augmentative communication system. Proceedings of the European Conference on the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology. MaastrichtThe Netherlands 1990; 14.4a–14.4b
  • Alm N., Arnott J. L., Newell A. F. Prediction and conversational momentum in an augmentative communication system. Communications of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) 1992; 35: 46–57
  • Alm N., Dye R., Gowans G., Campbell J., Astell A., Ellis M. A communication support system for older people with dementia. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Computer 2007; 40: 35–41
  • Alm N., Nicol M., Arnott J. L. The application of fuzzy set theory to the storage and retrieval of conversational texts in an augmentative communication system. Proceedings of RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineers Society of North America). The RESNA Press, Washington, DC 1993; 127–129
  • Archibald J., File P. (2008) Using whole utterance prediction to increase conversational rate. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Montreal, Quebec, August, 2–72008
  • Arnott J. L., Alm N., Newell A. F. (1988) A text database as a communication prosthesis. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology. June, 25–301988. Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Montreal, 76–77
  • Ashraf S., Ricketts I. W. Automated vocabulary collection to allow topical conversation for non-speaking people. Proceedings of HCI (Human Computer Interaction) International 2003; 4: 181–185
  • J. Atkinson, Heritage, J., 1984. Structures of social action - studies in conversation analysi. London, Cambridge
  • Austin J. L. How to do things with words. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1962
  • Baker B. Minspeak: A semantic compaction system that makes self expression easier for communicatively disabled individuals. Byte 1982; 7: 186–202
  • Baker B. R. Rate and augmentative communication devices: Symantec compaction. RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineers Society of North America) 25th International Conference. RESNA Press, Minneapolis 2002
  • Ball L. J., Marvin C. A., Beukelman D. R, Lasker J., Rupp D. Generic talk use by preschool children. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 1999; 15: 145–155
  • Beatson A. Effect of pre-utterance pause length on comfort levels when listening to or observing AAC-aided social conversations. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK. 2004
  • Bedrosian J. L., Hoag L. A., McCoy K. F. Communication rate and the use of utterance-based technology. Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. ISAAC, Odense, Denmark 2002; 129–130
  • Bedrosian J. L., Hoag L. A., McCoy K. F. Relevance and speed of message delivery trade-offs in augmentative and alternative communication. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 2003; 46: 800–817
  • Beukelman D., Fager S., Ball L., Dietz A. AAC for adults with acquired neurological conditions: a review. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2007; 23: 230–242
  • Binsted K., Bergen B., Coulson S., Nijholt A., Stock O., Strapparava C., Richie G., Manurung R., Pain H., Waller A., O'Mara D. Computational humor. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Intelligent Systems. 2007; 21: 59–69
  • Black R., Waller A., Ritchie G., Pain H., Manurung. Evaluation of joke-creation software with children with complex communication needs. Communication Matters 2007; 21: 23–27
  • BlinkTwice, Inc. Tango – Better Communication. 2008, Retrieved 29 May 2008 from: http://www.blink-twice. com/tango/better_communication.html
  • Button G., Casey N. Generating topic: the use of topic-initial elicitors. Structures of social action-studies in conversation analysis, J. Atkins, J. Heritage. Cambridge University Press, London 1984; 167–190
  • Cheepen C. The predictability of informal conversation. Pinter Publishers, London 1988
  • Chomsky N. Reflections on language. Pantheon, New York 1975
  • Clark H. H. Using language. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1996
  • Demasco P., McCoy K. Generating text from compressed input: An intelligent interface for people with severe motor impairments. Communications of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) 1992; 35: 68–78
  • Dye R., Alm N., Arnott J. L., Harper G., Morrison A. A script-based AAC system for transactional interaction. Natural Language Engineering 1998; 4: 57–71
  • C. Fellbaum, 1998. Wordnet: An electronic lexical database. Cambridge, MA, Bradford Books, MIT Press
  • File P., Todman J. An evaluation of the coherence of computer-aided conversations. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2002; 18: 228–241
  • Fillmore C. Frame semantics. Linguistics in the morning calm, Linguistic Society of Korea. Hanshin Publishing Co, Seoul 1982; 111–137
  • Garfinkel H. Studies in ethnomethodology. Prentice/Hall, New Jersey 1967
  • Giaretta E. Effect of pause length on rated social effectiveness of conversations involving a communication aid. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK. 2003
  • Goffman E. The presentation of self in everyday life. Anchor Books, New York 1959
  • Goffman E. Forms of talk. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia 1981
  • Grice P. Logic and conversation. Syntax and semantics, P. Cole, J. Morgan. Academic Press, New York 1975; 3
  • Higginbotham D. J., Lesher G. W., Todman J., File P., Wilkins D. Utterance based communication: theory, research and design. Short course presented at the Annual Conference of the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, Minneapolis, June, 29, 2002, Retrieved 21 September 2007 from: http://cadlprod.net/web/RESNA(2002)UtteranceBased_Communication_files\frame.htm
  • Higginbotham D. J., Shane H., Russell S., Caves K. Access to AAC: present, past, and future. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2007; 23: 243–257
  • Higginbotham D. J., Wilkins D. Frametalker: A system and method for utilizing communication frames in augmented communication technologies. 1999a, Patent no. 5,956,667
  • Higginbotham D. J., Wilkins D. P. Slipping through the timestream: Social issues of time and timing in augmented interactions. Constructing (in)competence: Disabling evaluations in clinical and social interaction, D. Kovarsky, J. F. Duchan, M. Maxwell. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ 1999b; 49–82
  • Hill K. The development of a model for automated performance measurement and the establishment of performance indices for augmented communicators under two sampling conditions. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, PA. 2001
  • Hoag L. A., Bedrosian J. L., McCoy K. F., Johnson D. E. Trade-offs between informativeness and speed of message delivery in augmentative and alternative communication. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 2004; 47: 1270–1285
  • Iwabuchi M., Alm N., Andreasen P., Nakamura K., Arnott J. L. A rapid multi-lingual communicator for non-speaking people and others. Proceedings of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Systems Man and Cybernetics Conference. Tucson. 2001; 238–243, October 2001
  • Jefferson G. On stepwise transition from talk about trouble to inappropriately next-positioned matters. Structures of social action-studies in conversation analysis, J. Atkins, J. Heritage. Cambridge University Press, London 1984; 191–222
  • Kay M. Parsing in functional unification grammar. Readings in natural language processing, B. Grosz, K. Sparck Jones, B. Webber. Morgan Kaufmann, New York 1986; 125–138
  • Kaye N., Matson D. From writing to speaking: enhancing conversation. ESL (English as a Second Language) Magazine 2000; 3: 18–20
  • Kim K.-E. Effect of speech rate on the comprehension and subjective judgements of synthesized narrative discourse (Doctoral dissertation, University of Buffalo, NY). Dissertation Abstracts International 2001; 62, 1836. (UMI No. 3010837)
  • Knapp M., Hart R., Friedrich G., Shulman G. The rhetoric of goodbye: Verbal and non-verbal correlates of human leave-taking. Speech Monographs. Burgess Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1973, (Vol. 40). August, 1973 (pp. 182–198). (Reprinted in B. Morse & L. Phelps (Eds.), (1980). Interpersonal communication - A relational perspective
  • Kraat A. Communication interaction between aided and natural speakers: A state of the art report. Canadian Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled, Toronto 1985
  • Krivonos P., Knapp M. Initiating communication: What do you say when you say hello? Central States Speech Journal, 26. Interpersonal communication - A relational perspective, B. Morse, L. Phelps. Burgess Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1975
  • Langendoen D. T., Postal P. The vastness of natural language. Basil Blackwell, Oxford 1984
  • Langer S., Hickey M. Using semantic lexicons for intelligent message retrieval in a communication aid. Journal of Natural Language Engineering 1998; 4: 41–56
  • Laver J. Linguistic routines and politeness in greeting and parting. Conversational routine – explorations in standardized communication situations and pre-patterned speech, F. Coulmas. Mouton, The Hague 1981
  • Light J. Interaction involving individuals using augmentative and alternative communication systems: State of the art and future directions. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 1988; 4: 66–82
  • Light J. Toward a definition of communicative competence for individuals using augmentative and alternative communication systems. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 1989; 5: 137–144
  • Light J., Drager K. AAC to improve language, literacy, and communication outcomes for young children with complex communication needs. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2007; 23: 204–216
  • Light J., Drager K., McNaughton D., Sharma R., Rauschert I., Harris, et al. Improving access to AAC technologies through a multimodal recognition interface. Poster session presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, San Diego, November, 2005
  • Light J., Lindsay P., Siegel L., Parnes S. The effects of message encoding techniques on recall by literate adults using AAC systems. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 1990; 6: 184–201
  • Lunn J., Todman J., File P., Coles E. Making contact in the workplace. Communication Matters 2004; 18: 25–28
  • McCarthy J., Light J. Attitudes toward individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication: research review. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2005; 21: 41–55
  • McCoy K. F., Bedrosian J. L., Hoag L. A., Johnson D. E. Brevity and speed of message delivery trade-offs in augmentative and alternative communication. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2007; 23: 76–88
  • Minsky M. A framework for representing knowledge. The psychology of computer vision, P. Winston. McGraw-Hill, New York 1975; 211–278
  • Müller E., Soto G. Conversation patterns of three adults using aided speech: Variations across partners. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2002; 18: 77–90
  • Negoita C. V., Flondor P. On fuzziness in information retrieval. International Journal of Man Machine Studies 1976; 8: 711–716
  • Nelson K. Remembering and telling: a developmental story. Journal of Narrative and Life History 1991; 11: 109–127
  • O'Mara D., Waller A. What do you get when you cross a communication aid with a riddle. The Psychologist 2003; 16: 78–80
  • Patel R., Radhakrishnan R. Enhancing access to situational vocabulary by leveraging geographic context. Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, in press
  • Polkinghorne D. Narrative and self-concept. Journal of Narrative and Life History 1991; 1: 135–153
  • Pullin G. Hand-ear coordination in the control of emotionally expressive speech synthesis. Poster session presented at Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design, Glasgow, August/September, 2006, Retrieved 28 August 2007 from: http://www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/ac_research/publicationssearch.asp?person=245
  • Robillard A. Communication problems in the intensive care unit. Qualitative Sociology 1994; 17: 383–395
  • Sacks H. Lectures on conversation. Blackwell, Oxford 1995
  • Schank R., Abelson R. Scripts, plans, goals, and understanding. Lawrence Erlbaum, New Jersey 1977
  • Schegloff E., Sacks H. Opening up closings. Semiotica 1973; 8: 289–327, (Abridged version in R. Turner (Ed.), (1974). Ethnomethodology (pp. 233–264). Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin
  • Searle J. Speech acts. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1969
  • Todman J. Availability and accessibility in whole utterance-based devices. Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2001; 10: 8–11
  • Todman J. Rate and quality of conversations using a text-storage AAC system: A training study. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2000; 16: 164–179
  • Todman J., Alm N. Pragmatics and AAC approaches to conversational goals. Natural Language Processing for Communication Aids: Proceedings of a Workshop Sponsored by the Association for Computational Linguistics, A. Copestake, S. Langer, S. Palazuelos-Cagigas. Association for Computational Linguistics, Madrid 1997; 1–8
  • Todman J., Alm N. Modelling conversational pragmatics in communication aids. Journal of Pragmatics 2003; 35: 523–538
  • Todman J., Alm N., Elder L. Computer-aided conversation: A prototype system for nonspeaking people with physical disabilities. Applied Psycholinguistics 1994; 15: 45–73
  • Todman J., Alm N., File P. Modelling pragmatics in AAC. Augmentative and alternative communication: New directions in research and practice, F. T. Loncke, J. Clibbens, H. H. Arvidson, L. L Lloyd. Whurr, London 1999; 84–91
  • Todman J., Alm N., File P., Higginbotham J. 2004, An office workplace prototype for an utterance-based communication aid for people without speech: Extracts from Objective 1(ii) evaluation, Objective 2 and Objective 3 in EPSRC (Report No. GR/R51353/01). Extract retrieved September 2007 from: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/psychology/jtodman
  • Todman J., Dugard P. Single-case and small-n experimental designs: A practical guide to randomization tests. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, London 2001
  • Todman J., Elder L., Alm N. An evaluation of the content of computer-aided conversation. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 1995; 11: 229–234
  • Todman J., File P., Giaretta E., Beatson A. Conversational rate and communicative competence. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, NatalBrazil, October, 2004
  • Todman J., Lewins E. Conversational rate of a non-vocal person with motor neurone disease using the ‘TALK’ system. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 1996; 19: 285–287
  • Todman J., Lewins E., File P., Alm N., Elder L. Use of a communication aid (TALK) by a non-speaking person with cerebral palsy. Communication Matters 1995; 9: 18–21
  • Todman J., Rankin D., File P. The use of stored text in computer-aided conversation: A single-case experiment. Language and Social Psychology 1999; 18: 287–309
  • Todman J., Rzepecka H. Effect of pre-utterance pause length on perceptions of communicative competence in AAC-aided social conversations. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2003; 19: 222–234
  • Waller A. Communication access to conversational narrative. Topics in Language Disorders 2006; 26: 221–239
  • Waller A., Alm N., Newell A. F. Aided communication using semantically linked text modules. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Rehabilitation Engineers Society of North America, J. Presperin. The RESNA Press, Washington, DC 1990; 177–178
  • Waller A., Dennis F., Brodie J., Cairns A. Y. Evaluating the use of TalksBac, a predictive communication device for non-fluent adults with aphasia. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 1998; 33: 45–70
  • Waller A., O'Mara D., Tait L., Booth L., Brophy-Arnott B. Using written stories to support the use of narrative in conversational interactions: Case study. Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2001; 17: 221–232
  • Wilkins D. P. Fixed expression: Nixon smoking gun analysis. 2007, Unpublished manuscript. Retrieved 25 September 2007 from: http://ubceac.org/?q=node/375
  • Wray A. Formulaic language and the lexicon. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2001
  • Yngve V. On getting a word in edgewise. Papers from the Sixth Regional Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society. Chicago Linguistic Society, Chicago 1970; 6: 567–578
  • Zadeh L. Fuzzy sets. Information and Control 1965; 8: 338–353

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.