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Caplan, David; Waters, Gloria S.; Hildebrandt, Nancy – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1997
Two studies used sentence-picture matching tests of sentence comprehension in 69 adults with aphasia. Clustering analysis yielded groups of patients whose performance steadily deteriorated and was affected by sentence types that were harder for the overall group. Results provide data relevant to the determinants of the complexity of a sentence in…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Auditory Perception, Difficulty Level