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Handling Small Talk at Work: Challenges for workers with intellectual disabilities

Janet Holmes School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
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Rose Fillary Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke's Bay, Taradale, New Zealand
Pages 273-291 | Published online: 21 Jul 2010

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