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Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date,
wide-ranging, and pedagogically practical survey of the most
important developments in this exciting field. It guides students
through all of the major areas of investigation, beginning with the
fundamental aspects of brain structure and function and then
following with key topics such as classic and progressive aphasia
syndromes; speech perception and production; the meanings of object
nouns, action verbs, and abstract words; the formulation and
comprehension of complex expressions, including grammatically
inflected words, complete sentences, and entire stories; and
several other domains of neurolinguistic research, including
reading and writing, sign language, and the bilingual brain.
Drawing heavily on prominent theoretical models, the core chapters
illustrate how such frameworks are supported, and sometimes
challenged, by experiments employing diverse brain mapping
techniques. This edition has been thoroughly updated throughout,
and now includes a dedicated chapter on the neural substrates of
bilingualism. Chapters have been revised to reflect the most
salient developments in the field, and the book has undergone a
thoughtful restructure to mirror course teaching. While the study
of language can be challenging, the text has been written
accessibly and requires no previous knowledge of either
neuroscience or linguistics and includes definitions of technical
terms and explanations of important principles from both
disciplines along the way. Accompanied by online resources for
students and instructors, it is an essential companion for graduate
or upper-level undergraduate students.
Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date,
wide-ranging, and pedagogically practical survey of the most
important developments in this exciting field. It guides students
through all of the major areas of investigation, beginning with the
fundamental aspects of brain structure and function and then
following with key topics such as classic and progressive aphasia
syndromes; speech perception and production; the meanings of object
nouns, action verbs, and abstract words; the formulation and
comprehension of complex expressions, including grammatically
inflected words, complete sentences, and entire stories; and
several other domains of neurolinguistic research, including
reading and writing, sign language, and the bilingual brain.
Drawing heavily on prominent theoretical models, the core chapters
illustrate how such frameworks are supported, and sometimes
challenged, by experiments employing diverse brain mapping
techniques. This edition has been thoroughly updated throughout,
and now includes a dedicated chapter on the neural substrates of
bilingualism. Chapters have been revised to reflect the most
salient developments in the field, and the book has undergone a
thoughtful restructure to mirror course teaching. While the study
of language can be challenging, the text has been written
accessibly and requires no previous knowledge of either
neuroscience or linguistics and includes definitions of technical
terms and explanations of important principles from both
disciplines along the way. Accompanied by online resources for
students and instructors, it is an essential companion for graduate
or upper-level undergraduate students.
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