The assessment of language impairment in elderly bilinguals and second language speakers in Australia  

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Baker, Rosemary

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Testing (Full Text & ada di PROQUEST dari th 1998 - terbaru) vol. 10 no. 3 (Dec. 1993), page 1-23.
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The pattern of migration to Australia over the last sixty years has been such that by the year 2001, almost 25% of the population aged 65 or over will have a first language other than English (Rowland, 1991a). Given that there is an age-related increase in the incidence of neurologically based language impairment, the need for appropriate language assessment procedures for elderly bilinguals and speakers of English as a second language is becoming increasingly apparent to health professionals in Australia. The design of such procedures presents particular challenges, however, and it is the purpose of this article (1) to set these out and (2) to consider ways in which they might be met.

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