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Profiling agrammatic spoken language: towards a government and binding framework
1Centre for Deaf Studies, University of Bristol, UK.
Summary
This study analyzed the spoken grammar of an adult with severe agrammatism using Government and Binding theory. Findings suggest a performance deficit, not a loss of morphosyntactic abilities, impacting language processing.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Neurolinguistics
- Psycholinguistics
Background:
- Agrammatism is a common symptom of aphasia, characterized by difficulties in producing grammatically correct spoken language.
- Understanding the underlying linguistic deficits in agrammatism is crucial for effective intervention strategies.