Evaluating theories of language : evidence from disordered communication /
One approach to the study of language has been to describe people whose ability to communicate is impaired. Some researchers have argued that it is possible to identify the component mental processes that contribute to the ability to communicate by describing the ways in which language can break dow...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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London :
Whurr Publishers,
1996.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | One approach to the study of language has been to describe people whose ability to communicate is impaired. Some researchers have argued that it is possible to identify the component mental processes that contribute to the ability to communicate by describing the ways in which language can break down. Other researchers have expressed doubts about the extent to which data from impairment reflects normal language function. This volume reflects the problems of constructing theory of how the normal brain deals with language from data from impaired individuals from the perspective of a range of dis. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 206 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470699133 0470699132 9780470698556 0470698551 1282379445 9781282379442 9786612379444 6612379448 |