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Efficacy of constraint-induced language therapy for treating acquired apraxia of speech
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Living well with aphasia : spousal involvement as an integral component in stroke recovery
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Phonological and semantic list learning with individuals with TBI
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Cognitive-communication deficits caused by topiramate : a summary of implications relevant to SLPs
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Effects of post-stroke depression on cognitive and linguistic recovery
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Age, Working Memory, Figurative Language Type, And Reading Ability: Influencing Factors In African American Adults' Comprehension Of Figurative Language
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This study investigated the cognitive and linguistic factors presumed to be associated with adult comprehension of figurative language, including age, working memory (WM), figurative language type, and reading comprehension (RC). Forty younger (M = 22 years) and 40 older (M = 63 years) healthy African American adults completed WM and reading tasks, and the 60-item forced-choice multiple-category (20 idioms, 20 metaphors, and 20 metonyms) Figurative Language Comprehension Test. After controlling for WM and RC, the older adults outperformed the younger adults on idioms and metonyms. Metaphor comprehension was comparable between the groups. Findings demonstrate that WM and RC underlie adults' comprehension of figurative language and should be considered when interpreting performance on tests assessing figurative language competence in this population. ; Communication Sciences and Disorders
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african american adults; audiology & speech-language pathology; comprehension; familiarity; figurative language; idiom comprehension; individual-differences; information; language comprehension; linguistics; metaphor; metaphor in aging; mini-mental state; normally aging adults; older adults; rehabilitation; transparency; working memory; young
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URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31041
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