{"title":"Assessment Challenges in Acquired Aphasia in Multilingual Individuals","authors":"M. Norvik, M. Goral","doi":"10.4324/9781003125815-13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003125815-13","url":null,"abstract":"Multilingualism is the rule, rather than the exception, around the world (e.g. Grosjean 2013). Multilingual adults may experience a mild or substantial loss of one or more of their languages either because they stop using the language due to changes in their sociolinguistic context, or as a result of an acquired impairment. One source of language impairment in adults is aphasia, an acquired language disorder that results from a focal brain lesion. Assessment of all languages of multilingual individuals with aphasia is critical for accurate diagnosis and for treatment planning. Multilingual assessment, however, poses challenges. In this chapter, we will discuss and illustrate practices and challenges in the assessment of linguistic and communication skills in multilingual individuals who acquire aphasia.","PeriodicalId":223409,"journal":{"name":"Multilingualism across the Lifespan","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131051645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}