Speech rate and syntactic complexity effects on the auditory comprehension of alzheimer patients

Cheryl K. Tomoeda; Kathryn A. Bayles; Daniel R. Boone; Alfred W. Kaszniak; Thomas J. Slauson

doi:10.1016/0021-9924(90)90019-U

Speech rate and syntactic complexity effects on the auditory comprehension of alzheimer patients

Cheryl K. Tomoeda, Kathryn A. Bayles, Daniel R. Boone, Alfred W. Kaszniak, Thomas J. Slauson

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The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects of speech rate and syntactic complexity on the auditory language comprehension of individuals with presumptive Alzheimer's disease, compared to healthy elderly controls. Three presentation rates and command statements of increasing syntactic complexity were used. Although rate of presentation did not significantly affect comprehension in either group, both groups demonstrated increased difficulty with stimuli of greater syntactic complexity, with Alzheimer's patients performing significantly poorer at all levels.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	151-161
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Communication Disorders
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9924(90)90019-U
State	Published - Apr 1990

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Linguistics and Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
LPN and LVN
Speech and Hearing

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