Paralinguistic aspects of auditory comprehension in aphasia

Eight severe aphasics were given sentences with either emotional or neutral content, presented once directly by the examiner and once via a tape recorder. Sentences with emotional content produced a greater number of responses than their neutral counterparts. Sentences spoken by the examiner also pr...

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Published in:Brain and language 1979-03, Vol.7 (2), p.164-174
Main Authors: Boller, François, Cole, Monroe, Vrtunski, P.Bart, Patterson, Marian, Kim, Youngjai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aphasia - psychology
Auditory Perception
Emotions
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests - methods
Tape Recording
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Summary:Eight severe aphasics were given sentences with either emotional or neutral content, presented once directly by the examiner and once via a tape recorder. Sentences with emotional content produced a greater number of responses than their neutral counterparts. Sentences spoken by the examiner also produced a significantly greater number of responses than the same items originating from a tape recorder. These results confirm the view that elements not related to the linguistic aspects of a message (and therefore referred to as paralinguistic) play a significant role in auditory comprehension.
ISSN:0093-934X
1090-2155
DOI:10.1016/0093-934X(79)90014-2