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"This book provides a critical review of the questions as well as the data pertaining to the contribution of the right ""non-dominant"" hemisphere to verbal communication. Three main sources of observation are reviewed: experiments with normal subjects, with split-brain subjects, and with brain-damaged subjects. The first three chapters present (1) a historical introduction, (2) a critical review of the advantages and limits of the different methodologies used, and (3) a discussion of the contribution of the aphasia literature. Then, each subsequent chapter addresses one particular component of the possible contribution of the right hemisphere to verbal communication: lexical-semantics, written language, prosody and pragmatics. This book is intended for professionals who would like to consult a critical contemporary review of the subject. It offers a unique synthesis of nearly all the behavioral literature on the topic coming from many different, but complementary, fields such as neuropsychology, linguistics, neurology and speech sciences; it also contains a helpful bibliography. The authors open many new doors to promising research avenues in terms of both theoretical and practical questions, and offer a rapidly accessible source of information and reference."

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Author:   John Boeglin ,  Yves Joanette ,  Pierre Goulet ,  Didier Hannequin
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781461287841

ISBN 10:   1461287847
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   28 May 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

I The Question.- 2 Methodological and Conceptual Limitations.- 3 Aphasia and the Right Hemisphere.- 4 The Contribution of the Right Hemisphere to Lexical Semantics.- 5 Right Hemisphere and Written Language: The “Deep Dyslexia” Case.- 6 Prosodic Aspects of Speech.- 7 Pragmatics.- Conclusion.- References.- Author Index.

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