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Les courtes histoires absurdes du "Chapman-Cook speed of reading-test" : analyse linguistique d’un test cognitif original

Title in English The absurd short stories of the "Chapman-Cook speed of reading-test": linguistic analysis of an original cognitive test
Authors

CUSIMANO Christophe Gérard L.

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Texto ! Textes et Cultures
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Web http://www.revue-texto.net/docannexe/file/4795/texto_xxvii_3_22__cusimano_les_courtes_histoires_absurdes__vuct.pdf
Keywords neuropsychology ; semantics ; linguistics ; reading-test ; speed ; absurd ; nonsense
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Description In the toolbox of neuropsychologists, some cognitive tests are noteworthy, like the one discussed here. The so-called “Chapman-Cook speed of reading test” is supposed to measure the comprehension speed of healthy individuals but can also be proposed to patients with various cognitive disorders. Since the test consists of a series of short nonsense stories, it thus may be of interest to linguists and semanticists familiar with the construction of nonsense. In this article, we will seek, through a detailed analysis of the stories, to evaluate the relevance of the procedure implemented in this test and to provide a strictly linguistic counter-view.
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