AphasiaBank Mandarin JiangLin

Zhongli Jiang
Rehabilitation Medicine
Nanjing Medical University Hospital
jiang3721@163.com

Feng Lin
Rehabilitation Medicine
Nanjing Medical University Hospital
peterduus_lin@hotmail.com

Participants:	9 PWA, 31 controls
Type of Study:	AphasiaBank Protocol -- Mandarin
Location:	China
Media type:	video
DOI:	doi:10.21415/T52402

Citation information

Gao, J., & Lin, F. (2025). Preliminary Investigation to Western Aphasia Battery-Chinese: Based on Item Response Theory. Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, 23(03):281-286. DOI： 10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.03.013.

Deng, B.-M., Gao, J., Liang, L.-S., Zhao, J.-X., Lin, F., Yin, M.-Y., Zheng, H.-Q., & Hu, X.-Q. (2024). Discourse Task Type–Specific Linguistic Characteristics in Anomic Aphasia and Healthy Controls: Evidence From Mandarin–Chinese AphasiaBank. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 33(2), 937–951. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00078

LAI Q, JIANG Z, CHEN Z, DENG B, ZHOU L and LIN F (2019). Exploratory Analysis of Discourses in Persons with Anomic Aphasia and Health Controls based on Mandarin AphasiaBank. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Conference Abstract: Academy of Aphasia 57th Annual Meeting. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2019.01.00035

In accordance with TalkBank rules, any use of data from this corpus must be accompanied by at least one corpus reference. If none is given, please use the primary AphasiaBank reference: MacWhinney, B., Fromm, D., Forbes, M. & Holland, A. (2011). AphasiaBank: Methods for studying discourse. Aphasiology, 25, 1286-1307.

General Overview

All patients have Mandarin as their L1 and the etiology is CVA. Here is further information:

Patient	Age	gender	Type	WAB	MMSE	Months PostOnset
01a	48	male	conduction	78	24	7
01b	48	male	anomia	91	25	8
01c	48	male	anomia	87	25	12
03a	54	male	TCmotor	68	18	2
05a	27	female	anomia	91	25	20
06a	23	female	anomia	80	26	2
07a	40	male	anomia	92	26	3
08a	41	female	anomia	74	21	7
09a	40	male	anomia	71	26	14
10a	54	male	anomia	81	23	9
11a	65	male	TCmotor	61	20	9

This table lists the control participants:

The recordings in this control corpus were transcribed by Deng Baomei.

filename gender age eduLevel MoCA MMSE TOKEN WAB(AQ)
01a.cha male 60 9 23 30 33.5 98.4
02a.cha female 58 7 20 29 31.5 98.9
03a.cha female 53 6 26 30 33 97.2
04a.cha female 57 9 19 29 31.5 98.5
05a.cha female 70 9 24 29 31.5 98.8
06a.cha female 70 6 8 21 23 95.8
07a.cha female 45 6 23 27 32 97.4
08a.cha male 58 10 20 28 32.5 98.4
09a.cha male 67 12 24 28 34.5 98.7
10a.cha male 60 9 21 29 31.5 99
11a.cha female 48 9 24 30 31 98.5
12a.cha male 45 9 27 30 34 99.4
13a.cha male 40 20 29 30 35 100
14a.cha female 50 9 23 30 34 98.8
15a.cha female 78 0 17 25 31 97.1
16a.cha male 52 12 24 29 33 99.3
17a.cha male 62 3 21 26 30 97.8
18a.cha female 63 6 28 30 33 98.5
19a.cha male 45 12 29 29 36 100
20a.cha female 54 9 24 26 30 95.4
21a.cha female 58 0 18 27 29 96.1
22a.cha male 55 9 28 30 34 99.6
23a.cha male 55 12 22 28 31 95.3
24a.cha male 64 6 27 29 35 98.9
25a.cha female 62 11.5 28 29 34 97.6
26a.cha male 52 12 27 29 35 98.8
27a.cha female 54 9 22 26 32 96.9
28a.cha male 83 9 27 27 32 99.2
29a.cha female 56 9 25 27 35 99.2
30a.cha male 50 9 24 27 31.5 97.8
31a.cha female 53 0 23 29 31 98.2
32a.cha female 67 16 28 29 35 99.2
33a.cha female 56 12 28 27 33 100
34a.cha female 56 16 27 28 34 99.6
35a.cha female 56 12 26 26 33 99.2

filename	gender	age	eduLevel	MoCA	MMSE	TOKEN	WAB(AQ)
01a.cha	male	60	9	23	30	33.5	98.4
02a.cha	female	58	7	20	29	31.5	98.9
03a.cha	female	53	6	26	30	33	97.2
04a.cha	female	57	9	19	29	31.5	98.5
05a.cha	female	70	9	24	29	31.5	98.8
06a.cha	female	70	6	8	21	23	95.8
07a.cha	female	45	6	23	27	32	97.4
08a.cha	male	58	10	20	28	32.5	98.4
09a.cha	male	67	12	24	28	34.5	98.7
10a.cha	male	60	9	21	29	31.5	99
11a.cha	female	48	9	24	30	31	98.5
12a.cha	male	45	9	27	30	34	99.4
13a.cha	male	40	20	29	30	35	100
14a.cha	female	50	9	23	30	34	98.8
15a.cha	female	78	0	17	25	31	97.1
16a.cha	male	52	12	24	29	33	99.3
17a.cha	male	62	3	21	26	30	97.8
18a.cha	female	63	6	28	30	33	98.5
19a.cha	male	45	12	29	29	36	100
20a.cha	female	54	9	24	26	30	95.4
21a.cha	female	58	0	18	27	29	96.1
22a.cha	male	55	9	28	30	34	99.6
23a.cha	male	55	12	22	28	31	95.3
24a.cha	male	64	6	27	29	35	98.9
25a.cha	female	62	11.5	28	29	34	97.6
26a.cha	male	52	12	27	29	35	98.8
27a.cha	female	54	9	22	26	32	96.9
28a.cha	male	83	9	27	27	32	99.2
29a.cha	female	56	9	25	27	35	99.2
30a.cha	male	50	9	24	27	31.5	97.8
31a.cha	female	53	0	23	29	31	98.2
32a.cha	female	67	16	28	29	35	99.2
33a.cha	female	56	12	28	27	33	100
34a.cha	female	56	16	27	28	34	99.6
35a.cha	female	56	12	26	26	33	99.2

For Mandarin translations of the Western Aphasia Battery and the Standard Language Test of Aphasia, contact Feng Lin.

This work was supported by:

Jiangsu Social Development Support Project (No. BE2012675)
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81672255)
Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province (No. LGF18H170005)

Group Members:

Weihua Xiang
Hangzhou Baihe Nursing Hospital
xiang.weihua@foxmail.com
Zhenzhen Chen
Nanjing Medical University Hospital
doc_zzchen0502@163.com

Baomei Deng
Nanjing Medical University Hospital
dengbm50@163.com
Qin Zhang
Nanjing Medical University Hospital
zhangqin_happy@qq.com

Gao Jing
Nanjing Medical University Hospital
forever337@163.com
Wuya Cen
Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital
wuyacen776842309@outlook.com

Liang Zhou
Zhejiang Provincial People‘s Hospital
zhouliang1130@sina.co