Aphasia Project: Verb Study - Call for Help
Why Pictures?
Aphasia is a debilitating condition that affects over a million people in North America alone. It robs people of their ability to understand and to use language, but individuals with aphasia almost always can still see and understand pictures. We want to help make software for people with aphasia easy to make and use, and we're currently investigating how people can use images to help communicate.
Why do you need my pictures?
Believe it or not, there are not many pictures of actions (feel free to prove us wrong if you know of big collections, though!). Even if you use Google images, which has a picture of just about anything you can think of, is at a loss if you want a picture of something as simple as "give."
So we need your help. We're starting with a simple list of fifty verbs that we want to find pictures for.
| Verb | Definition |
| 1 know | be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" |
| 2 get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| 3 think | judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" |
| 4 go | change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" |
| 5 see | perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind |
| 6 come | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" |
| 7 want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| 8 say | express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| 9 put | put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| 10 look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; |
| 11 like | prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" |
| 12 take | carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance" |
| 13 make | create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centries" |
| 14 give | cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" |
| 15 thank | express gratitude or show appreciation to |
| 16 need | require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
| 17 remember | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" |
| 18 find | come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" |
| 19 buy | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" |
| 20 mind | be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by; "I don't mind your behavior" |
| 21 pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| 22 work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| 23 let | make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" |
| 24 keep | keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" |
| 25 hear | perceive sound via the auditory sense |
| 26 eat | take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| 27 use | put into service; make work or employ something for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| 28 try | make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
| 29 ask | inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" |
| 30 leave | go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| 31 play | participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| 32 bet | maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" |
| 33 start | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| 34 sit | be seated |
| 35 feel | undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| 36 shut | not open; "the door slammed shut" |
| 37 stop | come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" |
| 38 hope | expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
| 39 love | have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" |
| 40 wait | stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" |
| 41 help | give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
| 42 bring | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" |
| 43 stay | stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" |
| 44 pick | select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" |
| 45 worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" |
| 46 wonder | have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" |
| 47 call | get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" |
| 48 write | produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| 49 turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| 50 read | interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
What do I do?
To submit your images:- register in flickr
- join our "Princeton Action Photos" group
- upload the photos that you think can represent the verbs given in the first discussion topic
- put down discription, and tag the verb
- click on the icon "Send to Group" above the photo once it's uploaded
What's in it for me?
We will make a list of all the usernames who have submitted usable pictures to the group and then randomly select one username to receive a free iPod.Are there any restrictions?
You can only upload your own pictures (i.e. you can't submit copyrighted pictures). Only submit pictures you'd be okay with your grandmother seeing, as more than likely somebody's grandma is going to end up seeing them. Thanks for helping us help people with aphasia!Still more questions?
Contact Xiaojuan, who's running the study, or Jordan, who made this page.Last Updated July 5, 2005