Language and the Brain
How do our brains enable us to speak creatively and build up an understanding of language? This 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. By studying children with language disorders, adults with right-hemisphere brain damage, demented patients and people with reading problems, the authors provide an understanding of how language is...
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An introduction to neurolinguistics showing how language is organized in the brain.
List of figuresList of tablesPreface1Neurolinguistics12The brain133How we know what we know about brain organization for language274Aphasia: classification of the syndromes375Aphasia: what underlies the syndromes496Childhood aphasia and other language disorders657Right-brain damage788Dementia919Disorders of the written word: dyslexia and dysgraphia10910Bilingualism12211Language organization14112The future of neurolinguistic study156Glossary169Notes and suggestions for further reading180References183Author index197Subject index200
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