Table 1.
Descriptive Measures on Employment of Non-verbal Behavior and Linguistic Properties of Language Samples
| Aphasia Group (N=4) | Non-fluent aphasia (N=2) | Fluent aphasia (N=2) | Control group (N=4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of NVB | 38.5 (19.23)a | 55.00 (1.41) | 22.00 (4.24) | 17.75 (7.09) |
| Percentage distribution of NVB | ||||
| (1) referent-related gestures | 34.92% (13.37) | 38.16% (1.59) | 31.68% (22.18) | 45.61% (17.92) |
| (2) functional gestures | 13.42% (11.10) | 18.95% (11.08) | 7.89% (11.16) | 13.88% (11.03) |
| (3) facial expressions | 7.47% (5.52) | 8.30% (9.21) | 6.63% (1.94) | 15.14% (15.50) |
| (4) adaptors | 44.19% (21.35) | 34.59% (3.46) | 53.79% (31.41) | 25.367% (29.97) |
| Total number of words | 739.5 (255.80) | 569.5 (195.87) | 909.50 (205.77) | 709.75 (135.15) |
| Total number of utterances | 57.5 (41.39) | 74.00 (63.64) | 41.00 (0.00) | 50.50 (15.15) |
| Total number of errors | 15.25 (11.62) | 22.00 (12.73) | 8.50 (7.78) | 0.50 (1.00) |
| NVB-to-token ratio | 0.06 (0.05) | 0.10 (0.04) | 0.02 (0.00) | 0.02 (0.01) |
| NVB-to-utterance ratio | 0.86 (0.71) | 1.19 (1.04) | 0.54 (0.10) | 0.34 (0.06) |
| Error-to-NVB ratio | 0.42 (0.29) | 0.40 (0.24) | 0.43 (0.44) | 0.03 (0.05) |
Note: NVB = Non-verbal behavior;
a
the values are listed in the order of “mean (standard deviation)”.