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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Towards a Calculus of Meaning |
Subtitle of host publication | Studies in Markedness, Distinctive Features and Deixis |
Editors | Edna Andrews, Yishai Tobin |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Pages | 381-414 |
Number of pages | 44 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789027282385, 9027282382 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789027215529, 9027215529 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 31 Dec 1996 |
Keywords
- LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS