Further Ax for Spoken Expression in Aphasia

Question 1

Key Ax for Spoken Output (Single words)

Answer 1

Picture Naming
Repetition of RW/NW
Reading Aloud
All of these need controls for: frequency, word length, imageability.

Question 2

Also useful to Ax

Answer 2

Written naming
Spoken word to picture matching
Written word to picture matching

Question 3

Formal Spoken Ax

Answer 3

CAT 
WAB
PALPA
Mount Wilga 
Boston 
Pyramids and Palm Trees

Question 4

Ax for semantics

Answer 4

Pyramids and Palm Trees
Compare written synonym judgement with spoken.
Ax response to cues - expect to respond to semantic.

Question 5

Ax for POL

Answer 5

Naming (length effect)

Error analysis - substitutions, omission and intrusions