Abstract
Bilingual autobiographical memory (hereafter BAM) allows a close look at the role of language in aphasia, since the two languages of a bilingual can be examined in contrast to each other or even manipulated in order to see the role of each language independently (Schrauf and Rubin, 1998; Marian and Neisser, 2000). Similarly, bilingual aphasia cases enable one to investigate whether the distribution of memories and their retrieval may somehow be influenced by a significant life event in the two languages. The aim of thischapter is to address the pattern of memory distribution in the two languages; more specifically whether the reminiscence bump (greater than expected retrieval of memories from ages 10–30) appears in the two language sessions, to examine whether bilinguals vs a speaker with aphasia recall memories in the same language; in particular the number of crossover memories and whether participants are more wordy when it comes to emotional cues in the two languages.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Aspects of Multilingual Aphasia |
| Publisher | Channel View Publications |
| Pages | 171-186 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781847697554 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781847697547 |
| State | Published - 20 Jun 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2012 Martin R. Gitterman, Mira Goral, Loraine K. Obler and the authors of individual chapters.