The performance of neurologically intact sequential shona-english bilingual speakers on the bilingual aphasia test.
Background: Currently, no standardized culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment tools may be used to provide speech and language assessment for Shona-English bilingual speakers. Aims: This study examined the performance of Shona-English sequential bilingual speakers on the full versions...
| Publicado en: | Aphasiology Vol. 40; no. 8; pp. 1447 - 1466 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2026
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