The processing of morphology and syntax in aphasia: A test of the fast decay and slow activation hypotheses

Aphasiology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 783-800

  Baum, Shari R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LATENT PERIOD; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0029800685     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687039608248450     Document Type: Article

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