Coding for Ojemann Speech Error - David Corina, UW Dept of Psychology

Temporal Characteristics

A normal naming rate
B ahh/umm...(filler)
C short delay
D long delay

Content Characteristics

1 target
2 semantic paraphasia (e.g., cow --> horse, chair --> sit)
3 phonological paraphasia (clear substitution e.g., /f/ --> /v/, /t/ --> /d/)
4 neologism—an unrecognizable word (e.g., cow --> zobluch)
5 perseveration—portion or all of preceding word
6 semantic/phonological blends (e.g., oyster -->lobster, train -->plane)
7 morphological anomaly (e.g., mouse --> mice)
8 phonological reduction—drop a syllable (e.g., dresser --> dress, candle --> can
9 apraxic error—slur, stutter, motor issue
10 off target
11 no target

Miscellaneous Diacritics

R repeated successive attempts/approximations
FSE error followed a stimulation error, but not stimulated itself
! comment—see comment box
S self-corrects/resolves to a correct response

Confidence Rating

5 very confident
1 not confident at all