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Kempler, Daniel; Curtiss, Susan – 1983
A study investigating the independence of linguistic abilities from each other, specifically the separability of syntax and semantics and the autonomy of syntactic abilities, is described. In the study, 30 individuals with Alzheimer's disease produced spontaneous conversations, completed sentences eliciting 16 grammatical forms, and when possible,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Diseases, Language Handicaps, Language Processing
Burke, Deborah; And Others – 1983
Two divergent views of linguistic ability in adulthood currently exist. One view maintains that verbal ability is preserved in old age, while the other view maintains that verbal ability declines, especially comprehension. To analyze the effects of semantic priming during sentence processing by 30 younger adults (mean age, 25 years) and 30 older…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
Mergler, Nancy L.; And Others – 1983
Contradictory previous research results showing that (1) language knowledge does not decrease with age; and (2) age differences exist in semantic strategies for memory recall provide the impetus for a study of semantic priming in young adults (mean age = 20) and older adults (mean age = 70) by providing target and prime words with six different…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Knowledge Level, Language Processing
Download full textMeyer, Bonnie J. F.; Rice, G. Elizabeth – 1983
A study examined how the text variables of organizational plan (top-level structure), emphasis plan (implemented through signalling devices), and presence of details influenced the selection of reading strategies by adults. Subjects--149 young, middle aged, and older expert readers--read and recalled in writing two expository prose passages of 388…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Middle Aged Adults
Emery, Olga B. – 1983
A study investigated language patterning, as an indication of synthetic mental activity, in comparison groups of normal pre-middle-aged adults (30-42 years), normal elderly adults (75-93), and elderly adults (71-91) with Alzheimer's dementia. Semiotic theory was used as the conceptual context. Linguistic measures included the Token Test, the…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Comparative Analysis
Howard, Darlene V. – 1981
Three studies tested the theory that long term memory consists of a semantically organized network of concept nodes interconnected by leveled associations or relations, and that when a stimulus is processed, the corresponding concept node is assumed to be temporarily activated and this activation spreads to nearby semantically related nodes. In…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Processes, College Students
Emery, Olga Beattie – 1984
A study of language patterning as an indicator of higher cortical process focused on three matched comparison groups: normal pre-middle-aged, normal elderly, and elderly adults with senile dementia Alzheimer's type. In addition to tests of memory, level of cognitive function, and organic deficit, the formal aspects of language were analyzed in…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease
