Table 3 Correlations between language variables.
Group | Language variable | Lexical diversity | Semantic productivity | Dysfluencies | Syntactic complexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Semantic productivity | .133 | |||
n = 21 | Dysfluencies | − .343 | .634** | ||
syntactic Complexity | .115 | .880 | .625** | ||
Words per min | .906** | .052 | − .226 | .168 | |
Females | Semantic Productivity | .379 | |||
n = 10 | Dysfluencies | − .217 | .461 | ||
Syntactic complexity | .416 | .960 | .528 | ||
Words per min | .854** | .167 | − .330 | .158 |
