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Research Paper | Linguistics | India | Volume 4 Issue 5, May 2015

Confrontational Naming Task for Children: A Tool for Research and Clinical Practice

G. Swetha | B. S. Premalatha | Divya Swaminathan | Nidya Seles. J

Abstract: Communication is the two way process of exchanging ideas, feelings and emotions. Picture naming is the most commonly used task in research as well as in clinical practice. As there is a dearth of assessment material for naming in children, the present study is an attempt to assess the naming abilities in children with respect to Indian context by developing an assessment tool. Study design included two phases.125 children in the age range of 4-8 years were presented with confrontation naming task. Results revealed that there is a significant difference in their performance with increase in age. Thus it can be concluded that this research will address for naming abilities in children in Indian scenario.

Keywords: Communication, Picture naming, Children, Assessment

Edition: Volume 4 Issue 5, May 2015,

Pages: 3045 - 3049