The resolution of lexical ambiguity with reference to context in dementia of the Alzheimer's type

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 393-412

  Chenery, Helen J ^a   Ingram, John C L ^a   Murdoch, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Lexical ambiguity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031672126     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136828298247703     Document Type: Article

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