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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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