Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-2017
Capstone Advisor
Ellyn Riley
Honors Reader
Sue Maxfield
Capstone Major
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Capstone College
Arts and Science
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Sciences and Engineering
Subject Categories
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Abstract
The objective of this project was to understand better how a neurodegenerative disease can impact speech and language in individuals who speak multiple languages. Using a case study approach, we measured language expression and understanding through production, comprehension, and word retrieval in a participant with dementia who spoke Greek and English. To examine speech and language decline over time, we administered two commonly used language tests (Boston Naming Test and Bilingual Aphasia Test) in both Greek and English at four different times across a span of approximately seven months. With the goal of examining bilingualism in relation to neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia, we sought to determine the effects of dementia on language abilities for this participant.
Recommended Citation
Tsakonas, Stacia, "The Effects of Dementia on Language Ability in a Greek-English Bilingual Individual" (2017). Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All. 1008.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/1008
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