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2.6.2.1 Lesion size and site 37
2.6.3 Initial functional severity 39
2.6.3.1 Initial severity of aphasia 39
2.6.3.2 Emotional status 39
2.6.3.3 Cognitive impairment 40
2.6.4 Rehabilitation of language impairments 43
2.6.4.1 Intensity and timing of language rehabilitation 43
2.6.5 Summary 44
2.7 Current theoretical accounts of language rehabilitation 46
2.8 Learning Vocabulary 51
2.8.1 Word form 52
2.8.2 Conceptual meaning of words 53
2.8.3 Grammatical behaviour of words 54
2.8.4 Summary and implications 55
2.8.5 Current evidence for learning new vocabulary 56
2.8.5.1 Healthy adults learning vocabulary 56
2.8.5.2 Adults with memory impairment learning vocabulary 59
2.8.5.3 Adults with aphasia learning vocabulary 61
2.8.6 Summary of learning studies 63
2.9 Considerations for investigating new vocabulary learning 65
2.9.1 Stimuli 65
2.9.2 Optimal learning techniques 66
2.9.3 Method for recording and evaluating new learning 67
2.10 Chapter summary 70
Chapter 3 Preliminary Studies
3.1 Introduction 72
3.2 Preliminary Study One 74
3.2.1 Procedure 74
3.2.1.1 Stimuli 74
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