Theoretical Perspectives on Language Deficits

by Yosef Grodsky and Yosef Grodzinsky

This critical history of research on acquired language deficits (aphasias) demonstrates the usefulness of linguistic analysis of aphasic syndrome for neuropsychology, linguistics, and psycholinguistics. Drawing on new empirical studies, Grodzinsky concludes that the use of grammatical tools for the description of the aphasias is critical. The selective nature of these deficits offers a novel view into the inner workings of our language faculty and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262071231
• ISBN13: 9780262071239
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"