Language and the Brain - Couverture rigide

Obler, Loraine K.; Gjerlow, Kris

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521460956 ISBN 13 : 9780521460958

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

An introduction to neurolinguistics showing how language is organized in the brain.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

How do our brains enable us to speak creatively and build up an understanding of language? This concise and accessible book examines the linguistic and neuro-anatomical underpinnings of language and considers how language skills can systematically break down in individuals with different types of brain damage, such as children with language disorders, adults with right-hemisphere brain damage, demented patients, and people with reading problems. In a wide-ranging discussion, the authors also cover the effects of brain damage on bilingual people, as well as the reading and writing difficulties experienced by dyslexics and dysgraphics. Information is also provided on 'split-brain' patients, visual-gestural languages, and language savants. By studying the linguistic behaviour of these groupings, the authors provide an understanding of how language is organized in the brain.

Revue de presse

' ... the book seems to be an excellent source for a quick overview of the field of neurolinguistics.' The Linguist

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521460956
• ISBN 13: 9780521460958
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible