A Cartographic Analysis of Functional Category Deficits in Chinese Agrammatism: A Longitudinal Case Study

doi:10.12002/j.bisu.476

Abstract

Abstract:

The present study aimed to investigate the functional category deficits, including the Tense Phrase (TP), the Complementizer Phrase (CP), and the sub-projections FocusP and FiniteP, in a Chinese speaker with agrammatic aphasia during his recovery process. The results revealed that the patient had the greatest difficulty with the TP, with a notable deficit in referring to the past tense. His sensitivity to the polarity items was severely impaired but had steadily been recovered. Although the data from Chinese agrammatism evinced the cross-linguistic demonstration, our results did not support the Tree Pruning Hypothesis. This study provided evidence for the theoretical analysis of the verbal le₁ and the sentence-final le₂. This study also shed light on the distinctions between finiteness and non-finiteness in the Chinese language.

Keywords: individual with Broca’s aphasia; syntactic impairment; recovery process; functional category; cartographic approach

摘要：

本研究追踪考察一位汉语布洛卡氏失语症患者在言语恢复过程中的功能语类表现，包括时态短语（TP）和标句词短语（CP）及次级焦点短语（FocusP）和限定短语（FiniteP）。结果显示：①患者TP障碍严重、恢复慢，尤易在“了₁”上犯错；②呈现焦点量化障碍，“连”字句的极性敏感度受损严重但恢复较快。研究结果验证了跨语言的“过去时态障碍”，但不支持句法树高层受损假说。汉语失语症患者“了₁”和“了₂”的共性和分离性实证数据也显示汉语中的确存在隐性的限定与非限定的对立。

关键词: 布洛卡氏失语症, 句法障碍, 恢复过程, 功能语类, 制图理论

CLC Number:

H0-06

Wang Haiyan, Yu Cuihong, Liu Xinmiao. A Cartographic Analysis of Functional Category Deficits in Chinese Agrammatism: A Longitudinal Case Study[J]. Journal of Beijing International Studies University, 2023, 45(5): 50-66.

王海燕, 于翠红, 柳鑫淼. 汉语布洛卡氏失语症功能语类障碍的制图分析：一项个案追踪研究[J]. 北京第二外国语学院学报, 2023, 45(5): 50-66.

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任务	判断		复述		拼字造句
任务	数量	平均句长	数量	平均句长	数量	平均句长
连字句	36（U18）	9.6	18	10.1	18	10.9
了₂	56（U28）	7.2	27	6.5	27	6.7
了₁	14（U5）	7.6	9	7.3	9	8
过	24（U12）	8	10	7.4	10	8
在	7（U3）	7.3	4	6.8	4	7
着	14（U6）	8.3	8	7.3	8	8

任务	判断		复述		拼字造句
任务	数量	平均句长	数量	平均句长	数量	平均句长
连字句	36（U18）	9.6	18	10.1	18	10.9
了₂	56（U28）	7.2	27	6.5	27	6.7
了₁	14（U5）	7.6	9	7.3	9	8
过	24（U12）	8	10	7.4	10	8
在	7（U3）	7.3	4	6.8	4	7
着	14（U6）	8.3	8	7.3	8	8

任务	判断			复述			拼字造句
任务	阶段1	阶段2	阶段3	阶段1	阶段2	阶段3	阶段1	阶段2	阶段3
连字句	32/36	33/36	34/36	36/36	36/36	36/36	4/18	13/18	17/18
了₂	41/56	52/56	47/56	27/27	27/27	27/27	19/27	24/27	27/27
了₁	13/14	11/14	13/14	7/9	8/9	9/9	3/9	1/9	3/9
过	17/24	17/24	24/24	10/10	10/10	10/10	6/10	5/10	10/10
在	5/7	5/7	7/7	4/4	4/4	4/4	4/4	4/4	4/4
着	10/14	11/14	14/14	8/8	8/8	8/8	7/8	5/8	8/8

任务	判断			复述			拼字造句
任务	阶段1	阶段2	阶段3	阶段1	阶段2	阶段3	阶段1	阶段2	阶段3
连字句	32/36	33/36	34/36	36/36	36/36	36/36	4/18	13/18	17/18
了₂	41/56	52/56	47/56	27/27	27/27	27/27	19/27	24/27	27/27
了₁	13/14	11/14	13/14	7/9	8/9	9/9	3/9	1/9	3/9
过	17/24	17/24	24/24	10/10	10/10	10/10	6/10	5/10	10/10
在	5/7	5/7	7/7	4/4	4/4	4/4	4/4	4/4	4/4
着	10/14	11/14	14/14	8/8	8/8	8/8	7/8	5/8	8/8

错误类型	目标例句	实际产出例句
产出替换	他养了₁两只蝈蝈。他摔了₁一跤。咱们吃了₁饭就去看电影。	他养两只蝈蝈了₂。他摔一跤了₂。 *咱们吃饭就去看电影了₂。
判断不敏感	他每天吃了₁一个馒头。小吴每天没看过这本书。我能在等老吴。小吴能过看这本书。我也忘了问连他住在哪里。他都不会相信连一个人。