The application of distinctive semantic features to the production and comprehension of locative prepositions in different forms of aphasia

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Abstract

A model of Russian locative meanings based on semantic distinctive features is applied to an experimental study of the comprehension & production of six Russian prepositions - v 'in', na 'on', pod 'under', nad 'above', pered 'in front of', & za 'behind' - in patients with mild to moderate efferent motor aphasia, sensory aphasia, & semantic aphasia (N = 16, 16, & 14, respectively). Five experiments were conducted using a sphere & a cube to exemplify positional relationships: (1) a nonverbal imitation task, (2) repetition, (3) comprehension of phrases of the type shar v kube 'the sphere is in the cube', (4) naming positional relationships, & (5) judging the semantic & grammatical correctness of a phrase. Results show no difficulty with (1) across aphasia types
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTowards a Calculus of Meaning
Subtitle of host publicationStudies in Markedness, Distinctive Features and Deixis
EditorsEdna Andrews, Yishai Tobin
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages381-414
Number of pages44
ISBN (Electronic)9789027282385, 9027282382
ISBN (Print)9789027215529, 9027215529
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Dec 1996

Keywords

  • LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

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