Introduction to Neurolinguistics

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Author(s): Elisabeth Ahlsen
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 225

Cover Page......Page 1
Title page......Page 4
ISBN 9027232334......Page 5
Table of contents (with page links)......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Copyright acknowledgement......Page 10
List of tables (with page links)......Page 11
List of figures......Page 12
I. Introduction to neurolinguistics......Page 14
What is neurolinguistics?......Page 16
The central questions of neurolinguistics......Page 18
Outline of the book......Page 20
Assignments......Page 21
Different views of the brain–language relationship......Page 22
Ideas about Brain and Language before the 19th Century......Page 24
The foundations of neurolinguistic theories in the late 19th century......Page 27
Further developments in the 20th century......Page 37
Commentary......Page 44
Further reading......Page 46
Assignments......Page 47
Influences: Linguistics, psychology, clinical work, neuroimaging, computer simulation......Page 48
Clusters of influence......Page 51
Two basic frameworks: The neoclassical and dynamic localization of function approaches......Page 52
Developing areas: Linguistic and cognitive linguistic theories, communication research, cognitive neuropsychology......Page 59
Further reading......Page 63
Assignments......Page 64
II. Neurolinguistics for different components of language......Page 66
Frameworks in phonology......Page 68
Phonological paraphasias and neologisms — Classical questions and investigations......Page 69
Units and features of analysis in phonology......Page 73
Frameworks and models in the analysis of phonological disorders......Page 76
Assignments......Page 78
Disturbances of grammar in aphasia: Syndromes, agrammatism, and paragrammatism......Page 80
The role of the verb in grammar and disturbances of grammar......Page 82
Three frameworks for describing agrammatism......Page 84
Further reading......Page 90
Example of agrammatic speech (Little Red Riding Hood)......Page 91
Lexical semantics......Page 92
Word semantics......Page 93
Sources of data and theories......Page 99
Methodological considerations......Page 101
Types of process models......Page 102
Simulation......Page 105
Links to therapy......Page 106
Further reading......Page 108
Assignments......Page 109
Introduction: Objects of study, theories, and sources of data......Page 110
Aphasia: The scope of the term......Page 114
Links to therapy......Page 118
Summary......Page 119
Further reading......Page 120
Assignments......Page 121
III. Specific topics in neurolinguistics......Page 122
The relationship between speech and writing......Page 124
Reading and writing processes......Page 125
Acquired disturbances of reading and writing......Page 127
Developmental disorders of reading and writing......Page 129
Assignments......Page 132
Bilingualism and neurolinguistic questions......Page 134
Recovery patterns in bilingual aphasia......Page 135
Neurolinguistic questions and hypotheses......Page 137
Assignments......Page 140
Growing brains, other factors, and human language......Page 142
Bigger brains (and bodies)? Brain size and encephalization quotient......Page 143
The biological hypothesis versus the social construct hypothesis......Page 144
Communication by other primates......Page 147
Evolution-based theories in neurolinguistics and acquired language disorders......Page 149
Neurolinguistic perspectives on developmental language disorders in children......Page 152
Embodiment in communication: The possible role of mirror neurons and alignment......Page 154
Further reading......Page 155
Assignments......Page 156
Why is multimodality, including body communication, other gestures and picture-based communication, important to neurolinguistics?......Page 158
Overview of multimodality......Page 159
Multimodal communication: Examples of persons who have aphasia or complex communication needs caused by cerebral palsy......Page 160
What makes a successful communicator?......Page 162
What is multimodal in ordinary face-to-face interaction?......Page 163
Restrictions and possibilities concerning multimodality and communication disorders......Page 164
Optimizing Multimodal Communication for Persons with Communication Disorders and the Role of Communication Aids......Page 167
Further reading......Page 170
Assignments......Page 171
IV. Resource chapters......Page 172
Introduction......Page 174
Methods that are often used in neurolinguistic studies today......Page 175
Further reading......Page 179
Basic ideas: Symbol processing and neural network models......Page 180
Making an ANN model......Page 182
Representations in ANN models......Page 185
Learning in ANN models......Page 186
Connectionist models of language production......Page 188
Further reading......Page 190
Gross neuroanatomy......Page 192
Neurophysiology......Page 196
Cellular organization (cytoarchitecture): Brodmann areas......Page 198
Further reading......Page 201
References......Page 202
B......Page 218
C......Page 219
F......Page 220
K,L......Page 221
P......Page 222
Q,R......Page 223
S......Page 224
X,Z......Page 225