Abstract
Word retrieval difficulty is commonly seen in persons with aphasia. The cues would repair word retrieval difficulty. The effect of cues during verb retrieval was gauged via Action Naming Test (ANT) in Kannada and English languages in persons with aphasia (PWAs). A total of eight persons with bilingual Aphasia (Broca's, conduction, and isolation type) were recruited for the study. The participants were expected to have a minimum quantum of verbal output were considered for the study. Specifically, the study used phonemic, semantic, and verbal contextual cues to assess verb retrieval abilities. The result of the study manifested that all participants of the study were able to perform better with phonemic cues followed by semantic and verbal contextual cues in both Kannada and English languages.
Highlights
Word retrieval deficit is virtually exhibited in the majority of persons with aphasia (PWAs)
The effect of cues during verb retrieval was gauged via Action Naming Test (ANT) in Kannada and English languages in persons with aphasia (PWAs)
Results computed on Western Aphasia Battery in Kannada (WAB-K) revealed that out of Eight PWAs, six persons were of Broca's aphasia, and one participant was of conduction and isolation aphasia each
Summary
Word retrieval deficit is virtually exhibited in the majority of PWAs. This deficit is may often be attributed to defective storage and accessing deficits (McCarthy & Warrington, 1990; Rohrer et al, 2008). Storage deficits are posited when there is degradation in the semantic information resulting in partial or no information (Rogers & Friedman, 2008). The semantic system, in particular is deemed as the central component of language processing. Individuals with such deficits were found to have impairment in both comprehension and production modalities. In the access deficits, PWAs have intact storage and will have difficulties in retrieving words from the stored lexicon (Mirman & Britt, 2014). Individuals with access deficit may further manifest difficulties in either lemma or lexeme level
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