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Ashlie Pankonin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The fast pace and relative ease at which individuals with typical language acquire and use words belie the complexity and vulnerability of lexical representation development (i.e., word learning) and lexical-semantic processing. Lexical-semantic processing impairments are common in both developmental and acquired communication disorders and, even…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Communication Disorders, Semantics, Language Acquisition
Katharine Davies; Tami Howe; Jeff Small; Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Communication disabilities, such as primary progressive aphasia (PPA), impact family members as well as the individuals with the condition. To provide adequate communication care to people with PPA (PwPPA) and their family members, it is crucial to understand the communication needs from the family members' perspectives. To date,…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Communication Disorders, Aphasia, Clinical Diagnosis
Stalpaert, Jara; Cocquyt, Elissa-Marie; Miatton, Marijke; Sieben, Anne; Van Langenhove, Tim; van Mierlo, Pieter; De Letter, Miet – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: The semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is typically associated with a loss of semantic knowledge. Research on the semantic processing in the other clinical variants of PPA is, however, rather sparse and limited to off-line behavioural studies. Aims: This study aimed to investigate verbal semantic processing in…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Semantics, Verbal Communication, Diagnostic Tests

Le Dorze, Guylaine; Bedard, Christine – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1998
Connected speech of 134 healthy, Canadian French-speaking adults, grouped according to age and education level, was analyzed using an aphasia battery. Results demonstrated that older subjects with less education produced fewer content units and were less efficient in transmitting lexico-semantic information. Effects of age and education level on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Age Differences, Aphasia
Morgan, Griffith A. V.; And Others – 1978
The report presents information from a survey of the needs and characteristics of children with severe communication disorders in Ontario and the programs available to serve them. It is explained that information was gathered from structured interviews with principals, teachers, and 28 parents of language handicapped children, as well as visits to…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Autism, Communication Disorders, Evaluation Methods