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Gerontolinguistics in South Africa
Author(s) -
Makoni Sinfree
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of applied linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.712
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1473-4192
pISSN - 0802-6106
DOI - 10.1111/j.1473-4192.1997.tb00104.x
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , perspective (graphical) , context (archaeology) , sociology , point (geometry) , epistemology , social science , engineering ethics , geography , engineering , computer science , archaeology , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , artificial intelligence
This paper evaluates the contribution of Coupland's research project from the perspective of an African interest in gerontology, and I argue that some of the underlying concepts need to be reconsidered if the project is to be extended to a different context. Then, using Rampton's paper as a starting point, I outline some of the strengths and frustrations typical of a serious attempt at multidisciplinary research.