Martha Platt

List of John Benjamins publications in which Martha Platt is involved.

Title

Social Setting, Stigma, and Communicative Competence: Explorations of the conversational interactions of retarded adults

Sharon Sabsay and Martha Platt

Mentally retarded individuals have been studied almost exclusively as clinical entities, not as persons immersed in the stream of social life. This has led not only to a lack of appreciation for the complexity of their lives and concerns, but also to an underestimation and incomplete understanding… read more

[Pragmatics & Beyond, VI:6] 1985. vi, 137 pp.

Articles

Platt, Martha 1985 4. Displaying Competence: Peer Interaction in a Group Home for Retarded Adults Social Setting, Stigma, and Communicative Competence: Explorations of the conversational interactions of retarded adults, Sabsay, Sharon and Martha Platt, pp. 75–94 | Chapter

Sabsay, Sharon and Martha Platt 1985 5. Weaving the Cloak of Competence: A Paradox in the Management of Trouble in Conversations between Retarded and Nonretarded Interlocutors Social Setting, Stigma, and Communicative Competence: Explorations of the conversational interactions of retarded adults, Sabsay, Sharon and Martha Platt, pp. 95–116 | Chapter

Sabsay, Sharon and Martha Platt 1985 1. Introduction Social Setting, Stigma, and Communicative Competence: Explorations of the conversational interactions of retarded adults, Sabsay, Sharon and Martha Platt, pp. 1–8 | Chapter