Tagalog agrammatism and how it shapes associated verb morphological deficits
Errors in using verbs are common in people with acquired language disorder called agrammatism, where grammar is used incorrectly during conversations. The way these individuals use verbs, correctly or not, seems to depend on how complex their language's verb system is. In languages with more complicated verb systems, people with agrammatism tend to use verbs correctly more often, while the opposite is true for languages with simpler verb systems. This study looks at people with agrammatism who speak Tagalog, a language that combines both complex verb patterns and allows the use of simple forms that hasn't been studied much before. The results will help us better understand agrammatism and how it may manifest in different languages, which ultimately offer new insights into analyzing language problems in people with aphasia across the globe.