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Manning, M,Franklin, S
2016
January
Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics
Cognitive grammar and aphasic discourse
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Aphasia cognitive grammar cognitive linguistics discourse LANGUAGE FLUENT SPEECH ADULTS STORY
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In cognitive grammar (CG), there is no clear division between language and other cognitive processes; all linguistic form is conceptually meaningful. In this pilot study, a CG approach was applied to investigate whether people with aphasia (PWA) have cognitive linguistic difficulty not predicted from traditional, componentialmodels of aphasia. Narrative samples from 22 PWA (6 fluent, 16 non-fluent) were compared with samples from 10 participantswithout aphasia. Between-group differences were tested statistically. PWA had significant difficulty with temporal sequencing, suggesting problems that are not uniquely linguistic. For some, these problems were doubly dissociated with naming, used as a general measure of severity, which indicates that cognitive linguistic difficulties are not linked with more widespread brain damage. Further investigation may lead to a richer account of aphasia in line with contemporary linguistics and cognitive science approaches.
10.3109/02699206.2015.1128981
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