Cognitive neuroscience of language / by David Kemmerer.

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Kemmerer, David L

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, NY ; Hove, East Sussex : Psychology Press, 2015.Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 599 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmISBN:

9781848726208 ,
9781848726215

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DDC classification:

612.823 23 KEM

Contents:

PART: 1 Fundamentals PART: 2 Aphasia PART: 3 The perception and production of speech PART: 4 Other modalities of language use PART: 5 The meanings of words PART: 6 Morphology, syntax, and discourse

Summary: Language is one of our most precious and uniquely human capacities, so it is not surprising that research on its neural substrates has been advancing quite rapidly in recent years. Until now, however, there has not been a single introductory textbook that focuses specifically on this topic. Cognitive Neuroscience of Language fills that gap by providing an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in the field. It guides students through all of the major areas of investigation, beginning with fundamental aspects of brain structure and function, and then proceeding to cover aphasia syndromes, the perception and production of speech, the processing of language in written and signed modalities, the meanings of words, and the formulation and comprehension of complex expressions, including grammatically inflected words, complete sentences, and entire stories.

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PART: 1 Fundamentals PART: 2 Aphasia PART: 3 The perception and production of speech PART: 4 Other modalities of language use PART: 5 The meanings of words PART: 6 Morphology, syntax, and discourse

Language is one of our most precious and uniquely human capacities, so it is not surprising that research on its neural substrates has been advancing quite rapidly in recent years. Until now, however, there has not been a single introductory textbook that focuses specifically on this topic. Cognitive Neuroscience of Language fills that gap by providing an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in the field. It guides students through all of the major areas of investigation, beginning with fundamental aspects of brain structure and function, and then proceeding to cover aphasia syndromes, the perception and production of speech, the processing of language in written and signed modalities, the meanings of words, and the formulation and comprehension of complex expressions, including grammatically inflected words, complete sentences, and entire stories.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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