Table 5.
Variables | Group with agrammatic aphasia, M (SD) | Control group, M (SD) | Stats |
---|---|---|---|
Utterance level | |||
Proportion of sentences produced | 80.02% (5.86) | 98.22% (2.20) | U = 0.00; p = .00* |
Proportion of sentences with correct syntax and semantics | 44.61% (17.72) | 97.21% (3.25) | U = 0.00; p = .00* |
Proportion of sentences with flawed syntax | 49.73% (17.76) | 2.18% (3.29) | U = 0.00; p = .00* |
Proportion of sentences with flawed semantics | 11.90% (8.47) | .38% (0.89) | U = 7; p = .00* |
Sentence level | |||
Sentence complexity ratio | 0.24 (0.11) | 0.82 (0.26) | U = 0.00; p = .00* |
Number of embedded clauses per sentence | 0.19 (0.09) | 0.71 (0.20) | U = 0.00; p = .00* |
Note. NNLA = Northwestern Narrative Language Analysis.
p < .05.