On natural metalinguistic abilities in aphasia: a preliminary study
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2012
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Natural metalinguistic abilities, which are put into play without explicit instructions, constitute the cognitive basis for a 'reflexive' use of language, a particular manifestation of the executive function when applied to language and verbal behaviour. This reflexive use entails a specific attentional activity by speakers and hearers with regard to linguistic outputs, and an intentional experience-based control over the language use. Putting into play natural metalinguistic abilities can be considered a significant factor for explaining different kinds of adaptive processes. Our results permit us to conclude that an impairment of metalinguistic abilities is involved in aphasia to different degrees. Moreover, the examination of preserved metalinguistic abilities provides an alternative way for assessing the degree of severity of impaired communicative behaviour by people with aphasia. Our procedure, presumably, will also be useful for suggesting new factors when designing therapeutic programmes.
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Hernández Sacristán, Carlos Rosell Clari, Vicent Serra Alegre, Enrique N. Quiles-Climent, Josep 2012 On natural metalinguistic abilities in aphasia: a preliminary study Aphasiology 26 2 199 219