Neurolinguistics and Linguistic Aphasiology: An Introduction (Cambridge Studies in Speech Science and Communication)

Cambridge Studies in Speech Science and Communication

by David Caplan

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the emerging fields of neurolinguistics and linguistic aphasiology. Reflecting the dramatic changes that have taken place in the study of language disorders over the last decade, David Caplan's approach is firmly interdisciplinary. He introduces concepts from the main contributing disciplines - neurology, linguistics, psychology and speech pathology - in such a way that they will be clearly understood by all students, whatever their particular background. The topics covered have been carefully selected to demonstrate how the more sophisticated topical neurolinguistic approaches have developed from traditional clinical models. The critical and detailed discussion of all the main theoretical issues in the fields makes this a fundamental work not only for students but also for specialists.

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First published August 20, 1987

Reviews

[Shiloh]

Quite comprehensive and comprehensible. An overview of the bulk of neurolinguistic and aphasiological work done from Broca through the early 1980s, with a little bit of modeling and psycholinguistics thrown in for flavor. It did a great job balancing demands from both linguistics and linguistic aphasiology, covering basic syntactic theory, basic neuroscience, and basic aphasia studies for the novice approaching this book. Obviously very dense and not up to date, but a great background!