Group effects of instrumentality and name relation on action naming in bilingual anomic aphasia
Journal
Brain and Language
Date Issued
July 2010
Author(s)
DOI
10.1016/j.bandl.2009.01.004
Abstract
Verb production in sentences was investigated in two groups of late bilingual Greek–English speakers:
individuals with anomic aphasia and a control group. Verb retrieval in sentences was significantly
impaired in both languages for the individuals with anomic aphasia. Additional results revealed no effect
of instrumentality on action naming in sentences in either language. However, there was a negative effect
of verb–noun name relation on instrumental verb production in English only. Results confirm intact verb
lemma retrieval for this group of bilingual individuals with anomic aphasia, but a breakdown at the level
of accessing the phonological or lexical form.
individuals with anomic aphasia and a control group. Verb retrieval in sentences was significantly
impaired in both languages for the individuals with anomic aphasia. Additional results revealed no effect
of instrumentality on action naming in sentences in either language. However, there was a negative effect
of verb–noun name relation on instrumental verb production in English only. Results confirm intact verb
lemma retrieval for this group of bilingual individuals with anomic aphasia, but a breakdown at the level
of accessing the phonological or lexical form.