Language and ageing - exploring propositional density in written language - stability over time

This study investigated the stability of propositional density (PD) in written texts, as this aspect of language shows promise as an indicator and as a predictor of language decline with ageing. This descriptive longitudinal study analysed written texts obtained from the Australian Longitudinal Stud...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical linguistics & phonetics Jg. 26; H. 9; S. 743 - 754
Hauptverfasser:	Spencer, Elizabeth, Craig, Hugh, Ferguson, Alison, Colyvas, Kim
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Colchester Informa Healthcare 01.09.2012 Taylor & Francis Informa
Schlagworte:	Adults. Performance, acquisition ageing Aging Aging (Individuals) Aging - physiology Australia Cognition - physiology Computer Generated Language Analysis computerised language analysis Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - methods Discourse Analysis Elderly Female Females Foreign Countries Health Health Surveys Humans Intervals Language Language Disorders - diagnosis Language Disorders - epidemiology Language Skills Language Tests - statistics & numerical data Language Usage Linguistics Longitudinal Studies Middle Aged Older Adults Predictor Variables Production and comprehension processes propositional density Psycholinguistics Psychology of language Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Syntax Women's Health - statistics & numerical data Writing (Composition) Writing Processes Writing Skills Written Language Australia propositional density Syntactic structure Ageing Longitudinal study Written language Elderly person computerised language analysis Psycholinguistics language Language skill Complexity
ISSN:	0269-9206, 1464-5076, 1464-5076
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