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A Mehri , H Ghaemi , N Kord , Volume 3, Issue 1 (9-2009)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Naming test is an appropriate tool for assessing, diagnosing
and treating word finding difficulties in Aphasic patients. Considering the importance
of this test and lack of such kinds of tests in the field of verb in Farsi, the purpose of
this research is to provide a verb-naming test in Persian.
Materials and Methods: In order to provide the tool based on the foreign samples,
the common traits are exploited according to selection the verbs and based on the
frequency criteria, Acquisition age, length of word, and investigating the inferior
studies, 132 Persian verbs were chosen and picture of the selected verbs were drawn.
They were offered to 15 experts to give points to the pictures based on the previous
criteria of our research including familiarity, imagination and beauty of viewing. The
mean score of obtained points was computed and 50 verbs were selected out of 132
suggested verbs.
Results: Findings of this study showed that the selected verbs were of high frequency
verbs. Also they are those verbs which have lowers acquisition age. Most of the verbs
were compound and it indicates that in Persian language compound verbs are of high
frequency. Moreover, it appeared that high objectivity degree caused to high scores of
imagination. Then most of the verbs were objective verbs.
Conclusion: Finally 50 verbs with their related pictures made this naming test. It is
worth mentioning that remaining verbs were ranked based on their scores.
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