Interpretation of Fables and Proverbs by African Americans with and Without Aphasia

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-50

  Ulatowska, Hanna K ^a   Wertz, Robert T ^b   Chapman, Sandra B ^a   Hill, CaSaundra L ^a   Thompson, Jennifer L ^a   Keebler, Molly W ^c   Olness, Gloria Streit ^a   Parsons, Sharon D ^d   Miller, Teya ^e   Auther, Linda L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Evanston NW Healthcare ^*  (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Aphasia; Discourse; Fable; Proverb

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035583940     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2001/007)     Document Type: Article

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