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01-06-2013 | Original Paper

Linguistic Alignment in Adults with and Without Asperger’s Syndrome

Auteurs: Katie E. Slocombe, Ivan Alvarez, Holly P. Branigan, Tjeerd Jellema, Hollie G. Burnett, Anja Fischer, Yan Hei Li, Simon Garrod, Liat Levita

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2013

Abstract

Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) often have difficulties with social interactions and conversations. We investigated if these difficulties could be attributable to a deficit in the ability to linguistically converge with an interlocutor, which is posited to be important for successful communication. To that end, participants completed two cooperative tasks with a confederate, which allowed us to measure linguistic alignment with the confederate in terms of lexical choice, syntactic structure and spatial frame of reference. There was no difference in the performance of individuals with AS and matched controls and both groups showed significant alignment with the confederate at all three levels. We conclude that linguistic alignment is intact in adults with AS engaged in structured, goal-directed social interactions.

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Titel: Linguistic Alignment in Adults with and Without Asperger’s Syndrome
Auteurs: Katie E. Slocombe
Ivan Alvarez
Holly P. Branigan
Tjeerd Jellema
Hollie G. Burnett
Anja Fischer
Yan Hei Li
Simon Garrod
Liat Levita
Publicatiedatum: 01-06-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2013
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1698-2

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