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Type and frequency of phonemic errors in aphasics.

M Popovici1, I Voinescu

  • 1Institute of Neurology and Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania.

Romanian Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry = Revue Roumaine De Neurologie Et Psychiatrie
|July 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

This study on Romanian-speaking individuals with aphasia found omissions were the most frequent phonemic errors. Substitutions and additions also occurred, differing from findings in English-speaking aphasia patients.

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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Neurology
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • Phonemic errors in aphasia vary across languages.
  • Previous research on English-speaking aphasics presents conflicting findings on error frequency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the frequency and types of phonemic errors in Romanian-speaking aphasic patients.
  • To compare these findings with existing aphasiologic references, particularly for English-speaking populations.

Main Methods:

  • A study was conducted on 80 Romanian-speaking individuals diagnosed with aphasia.
  • Phonemic error types were systematically recorded and analyzed for frequency.

Main Results:

  • The most frequent phonemic errors observed were omissions, followed by substitutions and additions.
  • Less frequent errors included targeting, order reversing, misplacing, repeated phonemes, and preservation of phonemes from previous words.
  • These results contrast with some English-language studies where substitutions or additions are reported as most frequent.

Conclusions:

  • The frequency distribution of phonemic errors in aphasia is language-dependent.
  • Romanian-speaking aphasics exhibit a distinct pattern of phonemic error types compared to English-speaking counterparts.

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