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Idiosyncratic strategies in sentence production: a case report
J Gandour1, R C Marshall, J Windsor
1Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
Brain and Language
|May 1, 1989
Summary
This study analyzes the speech of a patient with selective apraxia of phonation, revealing consistent compensatory strategies in their syntax despite syntactic deviancy. These abnormal structures align with their condition and English prosody rules.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Neurolinguistics
- Speech-Language Pathology
Background:
- Selective apraxia of phonation (SAP) can impact speech production beyond motor control.
- Previous research noted syntactic irregularities in patients with SAP.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a detailed syntactic analysis of a patient with selective apraxia of phonation.
- To identify and explain the compensatory strategies underlying the patient's deviant syntax.
- To explore the relationship between syntactic abnormalities, SAP, and English prosody.
Main Methods:
- Detailed case study analysis.
- Linguistic and syntactic examination of patient's utterances.
- Comparison of patient's syntax with normal English grammar and prosody.
Main Results:
- The patient exhibited deviant syntax, characterized by consistent and identifiable compensatory strategies.
- Abnormal syntactic structures were found to be internally consistent.
- The observed syntactic patterns were compatible with the patient's phonatory apraxia and standard English prosody.
Conclusions:
- Deviant syntax in selective apraxia of phonation can arise from systematic compensatory mechanisms.
- Understanding these strategies provides insight into the complex interplay between motor speech disorders and linguistic processing.
- The findings highlight the adaptability of the speech system in the presence of neurological impairment.