Authors : Sahana Muralikrishna; Jincily Susan Paul

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25may801

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Abstract : This study aimed to develop normative data for the Action Naming Test (ANT) in Malayalam across age and gender in neurotypical adults. A total of 150 native Malayalam-speaking participants aged 20 years and above were tested using a modified ANT adapted from the Kannada version. Stimuli were validated by speech-language pathologists, and responses were scored using a structured cueing hierarchy. Statistical analysis revealed a significant decline in ANT performance with advancing age, while no major gender differences were observed. This study establishes normative data to aid clinicians in differentiating naming deficits due to neurogenic language disorders from age-related changes.

Keywords : Action Naming Test, Malayalam, Norms, Verb Retrieval, Aphasia, Language Assessment.

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