A multi-level approach to the analysis of narrative language in aphasia

Aphasiology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1372-1392

  Marini, Andrea ^a,b   Andreetta, Sara ^a   del Tin, Silvana ^c   Carlomagno, Sergio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c IMFR Gervasutta   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Language; Narrative analysis; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ART; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NARRATIVE; SPEECH ANALYSIS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84855475398     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2011.584690     Document Type: Article

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