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Peer reviewedWilliams, Sarah E.; And Others – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1994
Thirty-two subjects (5 Broca's, 7 conduction, and 10 anomic aphasics and 10 normal controls) performed story retell and procedural discourse tasks containing familiar and unfamiliar topics, with familiar and unfamiliar listeners. Results indicated that topic familiarity significantly influenced verbal output in both normal and aphasic subjects.…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Context Effect, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedSchwean, V. L. – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1992
Eighteen language/learning-disabled adolescents were compared with 18 nondisabled adolescents and 18 linguistically matched nondisabled preadolescents on requesting assistance from listeners who vary in power and familiarity. The language learning-disabled adolescents were sensitive to social and contextual features and modified their requests…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Articulation (Speech), Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
