Aphasia Therapy in the Age of Globalization : Cross-Linguistic Therapy Effects in Bilingual Aphasia
Joint Authors
Saidi, Ladan Ghazi
Ansaldo, Ana Inés
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Globalization imposes challenges to the field of behavioural neurology, among which is an increase in the prevalence of bilingual aphasia.
Thus, aphasiologists have increasingly focused on bilingual aphasia therapy and, more recently, on the identification of the most efficient procedures for triggering language recovery in bilinguals with aphasia.
Therapy in both languages is often not available, and, thus, researchers have focused on the transfer of therapy effects from the treated language to the untreated one.
Aim.
This paper discusses the literature on bilingual aphasia therapy, with a focus on cross-linguistic therapy effects from the language in which therapy is provided to the untreated language.
Methods.
Fifteen articles including two systematic reviews, providing details on pre- and posttherapy in the adult bilingual population with poststroke aphasia and anomia are discussed with regard to variables that can influence the presence or absence of cross-linguistic transfer of therapy effects.
Results and Discussion.
The potential for CLT of therapy effects from the treated to the untreated language depends on the word type, the degree of structural overlap between languages, the type of therapy approach, the pre- and postmorbid language proficiency profiles, and the status of the cognitive control circuit.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ansaldo, Ana Inés& Saidi, Ladan Ghazi. 2014. Aphasia Therapy in the Age of Globalization : Cross-Linguistic Therapy Effects in Bilingual Aphasia. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484256
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ansaldo, Ana Inés& Saidi, Ladan Ghazi. Aphasia Therapy in the Age of Globalization : Cross-Linguistic Therapy Effects in Bilingual Aphasia. Behavioural Neurology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484256
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ansaldo, Ana Inés& Saidi, Ladan Ghazi. Aphasia Therapy in the Age of Globalization : Cross-Linguistic Therapy Effects in Bilingual Aphasia. Behavioural Neurology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484256
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-484256