Bilingual Abstract Semantic Associative Network Training (BAbSANT): A Russian–English case study

• Teresa Gray ^[1] ; Julia Palevich ^[1] ; Chaleece Sandberg ^[2]
  1. [1] San Francisco State University

     San Francisco State University

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Penn State University, PA 16802, USA
• Localización: Bilingualism: Language and cognition, ISSN 1366-7289, Vol. 27, Nº 2, 2024, págs. 229-245
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/S1366728923000500
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• Resumen

  • BAbSANT (Bilingual Abstract Semantic Associative Network Training) is a novel, theoretically motivated approach to anomia therapy for bilingual persons with aphasia (BPWA). We report on a Russian-dominant, Russian–English BPWA, who was trained on abstract English and Russian words. We hypothesized both within- and cross-language generalization when the non-dominant language was trained, and only within-language generalization when the dominant language was trained. We also hypothesized that cross-language generalization is modulated by nonverbal cognitive control. Results revealed that when English abstract words were trained, within-language generalization to concrete words and cross-language generalization to Russian abstract words was observed, confirming our first hypothesis. However, our second hypothesis was not confirmed. When Russian was trained, direct effects of treatment and within- or cross-language generalization effects were not observed. Our third hypothesis was confirmed. Results from cognitive control tasks from this individual suggest a role of nonverbal cognitive control on cross-language treatment outcomes.