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Weigl, E. – Linguistics, 1975
This article considers the acquisition and command of written language and how it is affected by brain damage. The aim is to show the close connections between psychology, linguistics and medical brain research. (Text is in German.) (TL)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Dyslexia, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
Whitaker, Harry A. – 1968
This paper is part of a current dissertation project exploring the relationships between constructs in linguistic theory and pattern of language behavior in aphasic adults. The author feels that linguists have done little enough work in the area of speech pathology yet they have discussed at length the distinction between competence and…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Language Handicaps, Language Research, Linguistic Competence
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Spreen, Otfried – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1968
This paper reviews research and theoretical articles investigating psycholinguistic aspects of aphasia. The majo r parts of the review include: (1) the concept of regression in aphasic language both on an ontogenetic and a microgenetic level; (2) studies of specific parameters, such as abstractness; (3) the approach of mathematical linguistics;…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Association (Psychology), Bilingualism, Descriptive Linguistics
Ingram, David – 1970
Analysis of the questions asked by normal children suggests that there are cognitive stages of question development. Samples of spontaneous questions asked by normal children and linguistically deviant children were compared in this study in order to determine if linguistically deviant (aphasic) children suffer primarily from a syntactic…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Information Center on Exceptional Children. – 1972
The selected bibliography of research on speech handicaps contains approximately 69 abstracts with indexing information explained to be drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings as of August, 1972. Abstracts are said to be chosen using the criteria of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Aphasia, Cleft Palate
Assal, Gilbert; And Others – Linguistique, 1978
Examines the language difficulties of an adult aphasic, particularly in the areas of reading and writing, in an attempt to fill a gap in the study of reading and writing pathology. (AM)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Decoding (Reading), Language Handicaps, Neurolinguistics
Vail, Priscilla L. – Independent School, 1977
Describes the characteristics associated with children who have receptive language disability or aphasia, the difficulties these children have in everyday living, the problems they can expect in school, and the responsibility of the teacher and parent in helping the aphasic child overcome his problem. (RK)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Child Development, Child Language, Elementary Education
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Hall, Penelope K.; Jordan, Linda S. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1987
An adaptation of the Fluency in Controlled Association subtest of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination was administered to language-disordered (N=123) and non-disabled (N=286) kindergarten through ninth-grade students. Lack of significant differences on this task suggests that it may not be an appropriate screening device for identifying…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Associative Learning, Elementary Education, Expressive Language
Lenneberg, Eric H. – Amer Ann Deaf, 1970
An article prepared for Forum Lectures of the Voice of America, which discusses the development of language in animals, and the influence of the brain. (JM)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Biological Influences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Language
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Shaffer, Thomas R.; Goehl, Henry – Mental Retardation, 1974
Described is the alinguistic (without language) child, and proposed is a remedial program stressing manual communication methods. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Language Acquisition
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Morehead, Donald; Ingram, David – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1970
Language samples of 15 young normal children actively engaged in learning base syntax were compared with samples of 15 linguistically deviant children of a comparable linguistic level. Mean number of morphemes per utterance was used to determine linguistic level. The two groups were matched according to five linguistic levels previously…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition
Phillips, Phyllis P.; Halpin, Gerald – 1975
Because it generally took over an hour to administer the Porch Index of Communicative Ability (PICA), a shorter but comparable version of the test was developed. The original test was designed to quantify aphasic patients' ability level on common communicative tasks and consisted of 18 ten-item subtests. Each item resulted in a proficiency rating,…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Equated Scores, Language Handicaps
RAWSON, MARGARET B. – 1966
A SELECTED READING AND REFERENCE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS FROM 1896 TO 1966 ON THE NATURE, RECOGNITION, AND TREATMENT OF LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES IS PRESENTED. THE TITLES WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF RELEVANCE TO THE GENERAL INTERESTS AND SPECIFIC NEEDS OF PEOPLE CONCERNED WITH LANGUAGE DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY WITH A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE DISABILITY.…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Associative Learning, Language Handicaps, Lateral Dominance
Rosenthal, William S.; And Others – 1972
This paper examines the validity of diagnostic categories frequently used to classify children with severe language disorders by determining the relationship of the categories to independently derived developmental, psychological, and medical variables. It is argued that the classification systems currently available too often fail to achieve the…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Child Language
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Zierer, Ernesto – Lenguaje y Ciencias, 1974
The subject of this study was a Peruvian child who learned German first and, from the age of 2 years and 10 months, was systematically exposed to Spanish. At the age of 4, he had mastered both German and Spanish to the same degree of phonic, morphological, and syntactic competence. Two weeks after the surgical removal of a brain tumor at 5 years…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
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