Comprehension and production of prepositions by Palestinian- speaking Broca’s aphasics

Abstract

The aims of the present study were (a) to investigate the behavior of Broca’s aphasics in using prepositions in Palestinian Arabic; (b) to examine whether the patterns of errors are comparable to those found in other languages and (c) to see what the findings tell us about the underlying source of preposition deficit. Spontaneous speech samples of three participants with Broca’s apahasia was recorded. The results indicate that prepositions were predominantly omitted, indicating a significant dissociation between the temporal and spatial prepositions. The findings are consistent with findings from other languages. The results may contribute to neurolinguistic research across different languages, especially given that Palestinian Arabic is studied significantly less than other Arabic dialects and languages.