Open AccessDo Cues Facilitate Retrieval of Verbs in Persons with Bilingual Aphasia?
Author(s) -
Girish K.S,
Abhishek B.P,
P Deepak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of language and linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-9726
DOI - 10.34256/ijll2132
Subject(s) - aphasia , psychology , verb , semantic feature , cognitive psychology , linguistics , natural language processing , computer science , artificial intelligence , philosophy
Word retrieval difficulty is commonly seen in persons with aphasia. The cues would repair word retrieval difficulty. The effect of cues during verb retrieval was gauged via Action Naming Test (ANT) in Kannada and English languages in persons with aphasia (PWAs). A total of eight persons with bilingual Aphasia (Broca's, conduction, and isolation type) were recruited for the study. The participants were expected to have a minimum quantum of verbal output were considered for the study. Specifically, the study used phonemic, semantic, and verbal contextual cues to assess verb retrieval abilities. The result of the study manifested that all participants of the study were able to perform better with phonemic cues followed by semantic and verbal contextual cues in both Kannada and English languages.