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Semantic Trouble Sources and Their Repair in Conversations Affected by Parkinson's Disease
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Saldert, Charlotta; Ferm, Ulrika; Bloch, Steven – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: It is known that dysarthria arising from Parkinson's disease may affect intelligibility in conversational interaction. Research has also shown that Parkinson's disease may affect cognition and cause word-retrieval difficulties and pragmatic problems in the use of language. However, it is not known whether or how these…
Descriptors: Semantics, Neurological Impairments, Communication Problems, Pragmatics
Social Knowledge in Children with Language Impairments: Examination of Strategies, Predicted Consequences, and Goals in Peer Conflict Situations
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Timler, Geralyn R. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2008
This study investigated social knowledge in school-age children, aged 8-12 years, with and without language impairment (LI and TD groups). A hypothetical peer conflict task was administered to examine the relationship among prosocial responses and parent/teacher ratings of children's social behaviours. Stimuli included 12 hypothetical peer…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Conflict Resolution, Peer Relationship, Matched Groups