Clinical Perspectives on Language Assessment of Bilingual Patients with Broca’s Aphasia M. Phil English Linguistics

Abstract

The current research focuses on the comparison and evaluation of language in bilingual individuals with Broca’s aphasia taking the multicultural background of Pakistan into consideration. This research point out the requirement of enhanced diagnostic methods for multilingual populations, within which language lateralization, patterns of recovery, and cultural factors emerge as critical. The study adopted a qualitative approach to data collection; self-administered questionnaires were used with neurologists and clinicians in Abbottabad. The responses were coded and conducted themed analysis where emerging themes included recovery of languages according to pre-injury usage, cross language interpretation and interaction and the central importance of family in the patient’s communication. The outcomes also reflect the lack of focus of current measures on the specific fact of bilingualism in language dysfunction. It offers a grounded view of the issues and approaches that may help clinicians and researchers in the future work done on bilingual aphasia assessment.