A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of - Queen Margaret University

would directly impact upon speech and language therapy intervention
techniques. In addition, speech and language therapists would need to consider
the adaptation of therapy tools and methods in order to promote new learning
processes in therapy.
In conclusion, this investigation has established that adults with aphasia can
learn new language representations in the form of new vocabulary despite a
range of severity of aphasia and other influencing factors. This information
needs to be considered in future rehabilitation efficacy studies in terms of
methodology. Further investigations are required to contribute to the
development of a theory of language rehabilitation with a view to providing
people with aphasia with the best opportunity for the restitution of language
functioning.
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