Assessing Spontaneous Language Abilities of Aphasic Speakers.

Edwards, Susan; Knott, Raymond

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ERIC Number: EJ503214

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Assessing Spontaneous Language Abilities of Aphasic Speakers.

Edwards, Susan; Knott, Raymond

Language Testing, v11 n1 p49-64 1994

Reports on research to develop a descriptive framework capable of revealing relevant linguistic features of aphasic speech. Spontaneous speech samples collected from aphasic and normal speakers in dyadic conversational settings and from monologic picture descriptions are transcribed; lexical, phrasal and causal elements are coded and quantified. (19 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Aphasia, Communication Disorders, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Dialogs (Language), Language Research, Monologs, Predictive Validity, Research Methodology, Sampling, Scores, Speech Communication, Speech Impairments, Speech Language Pathology, Tables (Data), Testing

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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