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Conversation and use of communication devices and techniques (d350-d369) |
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d350
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Conversation |
Starting, sustaining and ending an interchange of thoughts and ideas, carried out by means of spoken, written, sign or other forms of language, with one or more persons one knows or who are strangers, in formal or casual settings. |
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d3500
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Starting a conversation |
Beginning an interchange, such as initiating turn-taking activity through eye-contact or other means, that leads to communication or dialogue, such as by introducing oneself, expressing customary greetings, or by introducing a topic or asking questions. |
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d3501
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Sustaining a conversation |
Continuing an interchange by taking turns in vocalizing, speaking or using sign or shaping a dialogue by adding ideas, introducing a new topic or retrieving a topic that has been previously mentioned. |
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d3502
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Ending a conversation |
Finishing an interchange or dialogue with customary termination statements or expressions and by bringing closure to the topic under discussion. |
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d3503
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Conversing with one person |
Initiating, maintaining, shaping and terminating an interchange or dialogue with one person, such as in pre-verbal or verbal play, vocal or verbal exchange between mother and child, or in discussing the weather with a friend. |
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d3504
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Conversing with many people |
Initiating, maintaining, shaping and terminating an interchange or dialogue with more than one individual, such as by starting and participating in a group interchange (e.g. in playing table games, in class discussion in school, or in informal or formal discussions). |
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d3508
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Conversation, other specified |
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d3509
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Conversation, unspecified |
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