WP1: Development of North Sámi linguistic infrastructure

This WP will establish the foundation for developing aphasia tests for North Sámi by creating a comprehensive linguistic infrastructure that is currently lacking. We will develop lists of words, derivation types, and syntactic constructions from the spoken corpora and their frequency in speech. Additionally, we will create a database of words' imageability, linked by phonological and semantic relatedness, to be used as target items and distractors in the tests. WP1 is led by co-PI Lene Antonsen in close collaboration with Divvun.

WP2: Adaptation of the Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT) for North Sámi

In this WP, we will use the infrastructure from WP1 to linguistically and culturally adapt the Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT; Swinburn et al., 2004) into the North Sámi version (CAT-NS). WP2 is led by PI Monica Norvik.

WP3: Development of the North Sámi Morphological Test for Aphasia (MorphTA-NS)

The CAT lacks specific subtests for morphology, but as inflection and extensive stem changes are a pervasive feature of the language, it is crucial to document the effect of aphasia and develop a morphology test for clinical purposes. Therefore, in this WP, we will develop a morphological test that includes different important functional categories. WP3 is led by co-PI Berit Anne Johansdatter Bals Baal.

WP4: Piloting and norming the CAT and the MorphTA-NS

In WP4, the CAT-NS and the MorphTA-NS will be piloted and normed to ensure validation, which is crucial for reliable aphasia scores. These procedures confirm the tests’ validity and reliability and achieve sensitivity (correctly identifying aphasia) and specificity (correctly identifying non-aphasia). WP4 is led by co-PI Kristine Bentzen

The project partners and reference group will contribute to the different WPs.