Fluent aphasia is a language disorder that follows brain damage,
causing difficulty in finding the correct words and structuring
sentences. Speakers also experience problems in understanding
language, severely impairing their ability to communicate. In this
informative study Susan Edwards provides a detailed description of
fluent aphasia, by drawing widely on research data, and by
comparing fluent aphasia with other types of aphasia as well as
with normal language. She discusses evidence that the condition
affects access to underlying grammatical rules as well as to the
lexicon, and explores the relationship between language and the
brain, the controversy over aphasia syndromes, the assessment of
aphasia via standardized tests, and the analysis of continuous
speech data. Extensive examples of aphasic speech are given, and
the progress of one fluent aphasic speaker is discussed in detail.
Written by an internationally renowned expert, this book will be
invaluable to linguists and practitioners alike.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics |
Release date: |
September 2005 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Susan Edwards
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
244 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-79107-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
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LSN: |
0-521-79107-3 |
Barcode: |
9780521791076 |
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