Paraphasias and hesitations in the free speech of aphasics

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dc.contributor.authorGosse, Evelyn Annen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T22:56:29Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T22:56:29Z
dc.date.copyright1970en_US
dc.date.issued1970
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractSpecific types of speech disturbances were defined and frequencies of occurrence for 20 aphasic subjects and 20 normal control subjects were compared. The scores of the aphasic subjects were examined to test Howes' theory of a division of aphasic patients on the basis of rate of speech; Wepman's model of language with three levels of integration; and Schuell's hypothesis of a general hierarchy of language deficit. The results supported the hypothesis that the speech disturbances studied are affected by aphasic deficit. The results did not fully support any of the three hypotheses with respect to division of aphasic subjects into separate types. The data agreed with data reported by Howes and by Benson with respect to the relationship of speech hesitations to rate of speech in aphasic subjects, but no relationship was found between rate of speech and paraphasic substitution or editing material. The Wepman model was not supported by a comparison of subjects with primarily semantic, syntactic or pragmatic deficit. Speech errors were not found to be scalable across aphasic subjects (the Schuell model) but severity of deficit did appear to be an important factor in the distribution of errors among groups based on the Howes and Wepman models. Possible patterns of relationship among types of speech errors were discussed. Aphasic subjects were found to have distinctive patterns of speech errors. It was suggested that a more detailed study with a larger number of subjects and more variables would be necessary to examine t he se patterns of deficit.en
dc.format.extent78 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/17971
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dc.titleParaphasias and hesitations in the free speech of aphasicsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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