Typicality of inanimate category exemplars in aphasia treatment: Further evidence for semantic complexity

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1550-1568

  Kiran, Swathi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Treatment; Typicality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHONEME; SEMANTICS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 56849098136     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/07-0038)     Document Type: Article

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