Theoretical perspectives on language deficits /
This critical history of research on acquired language deficits (aphasias) demonstrates the usefulness of linguistic analysis of aphasic syndrome for neuropsychology, linguistics, and psycholinguistics. Drawing on new empirical studies, Grodzinsky concludes that the use of grammatical tools for the...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
©1990.
©1990 |
| Colecção: | Issues in the biology of language and cognition.
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| Acesso em linha: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=49211 |
| Resumo: | This critical history of research on acquired language deficits (aphasias) demonstrates the usefulness of linguistic analysis of aphasic syndrome for neuropsychology, linguistics, and psycholinguistics. Drawing on new empirical studies, Grodzinsky concludes that the use of grammatical tools for the description of the aphasias is critical. The selective nature of these deficits offers a novel view into the inner workings of our language faculty and the mechanisms that support it. In contrast to other proposals that the left anterior cerebral cortex is crucial for all syntactic capacity, Grodzinsky's discoveries support his theory that this region is necessary for only a small component of the human language faculty. On this basis he provides a detailed explanation for many aphasic phenomena - including a number of puzzling cross-linguistic aphasia differences - and uses aphasic data to evaluate competing linguistic theories. Yosef Grodzinsky is a member of the psychology faculty at Tel Aviv University. Theoretical Perspectives on Language Deficits is included in the series Biology of Language and Cognition, edited by John P. Marshall. A Bradford Book. |
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| Descrição do item: | "A Bradford book." |
| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 192 pages) |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-184) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585352968 9780585352961 0262512157 9780262512152 9780262274357 0262274353 0262071231 9780262071239 |
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