Week 5: Sentence Level Flashcards
sentence complexity is affected by
semantics reversibility
sentence structure
semantically reversible sentences are _________ difficult to understand
difficult
a simple sentence structure is the _________ structure
SVO: sentence, verb, object
a complex sentence structure is a _______________ word order
noncanonical
sentence complexity can be affected by the number of __________ in a sentence
propositions
# of ideas in a sentence
syntax
what are traces?
when a sentence constituent is moved from one sentence position (where it normally occurs) to another position and its said to leave a “trace”
steps of sentence level comprehension
analyze incoming acoustic signal
group phonemes into word forms
word recognition and retrieval of meaning
examine sequence of words produced
sentence-level comp deficits are common among most individuals with __________, specifically in ________ and __________.
aphasia: wrnicke’s and global
brocas aphasia presents more __________ auditory comp deficits
mild
in brocas aphasia there is specifically difficulty in comprehending
noncanonical sentences that are semantically reversible
hypothesis for why we see deficits in sentence level aud comp
linguistic representation theory and trace-deletion hypothesis
linking/mapping problem
working memory and processing resource theory
assessment methods of sentence level comp
- standard formal assessment (many have subtests for sentence level comp)
- informal assessment
standard formal assessment batteries
PALPA
revised token test (RTT)
BDAE
informal assessment methods for sentence level comp
following commands (1 and 2 step directions)
simple and complex Y/N questions
answering open-ended questions following presentation of information (reading, storytelling, etc)
