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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A simplified, patronizing speech style used by younger adults when addressing elderly people..
In this case, the “communicative predicament of aging” is that elderspeak led to a decrease in the older adults' self-ratings of communicative competence yet it also improved their performance on the referential communication tasks.
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Elderspeak means A simplified, patronizing speech style used by younger adults when addressing elderly people..
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In this case, the “communicative predicament of aging” is that elderspeak led to a decrease in the older adults' self-ratings of communicative competence yet it also improved their performance on the referential communication tasks.
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