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Validation of the Abbreviated Version of the Token Test in Latin American Spanish Stroke Patients
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Teresa Julio-Ramos; Valentina Mora-Castelletto; José Conejeros-Pavez; Josette Saez-Martínez; Pía Solinas-Ivys; Pamela Donoso; Bernardita Soler-León; Silvia Martínez-Ferreiro; Camilo Quezada; Carolina Méndez-Orellana – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: The abbreviated version of the Token Test (aTT) is widely used to assess language comprehension deficits in stroke patients (SPs). However, aTT has not been validated for Latin American Spanish speakers, so clinicians tend to use cut-off scores for aTT validated in developed countries. Aims: To provide normative data for the Spanish…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Comprehension, Disabilities
Sentence Comprehension in Swahili-English Bilingual Agrammatic Speakers
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Abuom, Tom O.; Shah, Emmah; Bastiaanse, Roelien – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2013
For this study, sentence comprehension was tested in Swahili-English bilingual agrammatic speakers. The sentences were controlled for four factors: (1) order of the arguments (base vs. derived); (2) embedding (declarative vs. relative sentences); (3) overt use of the relative pronoun "who"; (4) language (English and Swahili). Two…
Descriptors: Sentences, Comprehension, Bilingualism, African Languages
Advances in Speech-Language Pathology
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Fernandes, Fernanda, Ed. – IntechOpen, 2017
Speech-language pathology has different practice and research histories, standards, methods, and challenges in different countries and regions. Awareness of these different realities may contribute to the scientific development of the field and improve the services delivered to different populations. Sharing solutions to similar problems in…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Therapy, Evaluation, Aphasia
Oral Reading in Bilingual Aphasia: Evidence from Mongolian and Chinese
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Weekes, Brendan Stuart; Su, I. Fan; Yin, Wengang; Zhang, Xihong – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2007
Cognitive neuropsychological studies of bilingual patients with aphasia have contributed to our understanding of how the brain processes different languages. The question we asked is whether differences in script have any impact on language processing in bilingual aphasic patients who speak languages with different writing systems: Chinese and…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Aphasia, Foreign Countries, Brain
Verb and Sentence Processing in Norwegian Aphasic Speakers Compared to Dutch and English Aphasic Speakers: Experimental Evidence
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Lind, Marianne; Moen, Inger; Simonsen, Hanne Gram – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2007
The article reports on a comparative study of the abilities of aphasic speakers and normal control subjects to comprehend and produce verbs and sentences. The analysis is based on test results obtained as part of the standardization procedure for a test battery originally developed for Dutch and since translated and adapted for English and…
Descriptors: Sentences, Test Results, Form Classes (Languages), Aphasia
Reference Assignment: Using Language Breakdown to Choose between Theoretical Approaches
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Ruigendijk, Esther; Vasic, Nada; Avrutin, Sergey – Brain and Language, 2006
We report results of an experimental study with Dutch agrammatic aphasics that investigated their ability to interpret pronominal elements in transitive clauses and Exceptional Case Marking constructions (ECM). Using the obtained experimental results as a tool, we distinguish between three competing linguistic theories that aim at determining…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Linguistic Theory, Aphasia, Interpretive Skills