The effect of literacy on oral language processing: Implications for aphasia tests

• Published in: Clinical linguistics & phonetics Vol. 25; no. 6-7; p. 628
• Main Authors: Tsegaye, Mulugeta Tarekegne, De Bleser, Ria, Iribarren, Carolina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Aphasia - diagnosis; Aphasia - etiology; Educational Status; Ethiopia; Female; Humans; Language; Language Tests - standards; Male; Middle Aged; Multilingualism; Phonetics; Reading; Reproducibility of Results; Speech Perception; Stroke - complications; Ethiopia

Most studies investigating the impact of literacy on oral language processing have shown that literacy provides phonological awareness skills in the processing of oral language. The implications of these results on aphasia tests could be significant and pose questions on the adequacy of such tools f...