Biological Perspectives on Language

André Roch Lecours

ISBN 10: 0262031019 / ISBN 13: 9780262031011

Published by MIT Press, 1984

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Ohne Umschlag; Spuren von Feuchtigkeit / Nasse; Leichte Rillen / Abschurfungen / Risse / Knicke; Farbtonanderung. Profoundly influenced by contemporary linguistics, these original contributions explore various perspectives on significant issues within a controversial field of study. The focus is primarily on central linguistic structures and language-related processes, such as syntactic structures, phonological representations, and semantic readings, rather than peripheral aspects like acoustic-phonetic structures. Each section begins with a summarizing introduction. Section I addresses the intersection of linguistics and neurology, covering topics such as the concept of a mental organ for language, neural mechanisms and aphasia, brain-based versus non-brain-based models of language, and the relationship between vocal learning and synaptic and neuronal replacement. Section II delves into linguistic and psycholinguistic matters, discussing infant language acquisition, the linguistic analysis of aphasic syndromes, clinical descriptions of aphasia, psycholinguistic interpretations of aphasias, the organization of language production processing structures, and the neuropsychology of bilingualism. Section III focuses on neural issues, exploring the location of the speech area, determinants of recovery from aphasia, the anatomy of language, insights from comparative anatomy, event-related potentials and language, and neural models with limited information about language. This work is part of the Studies in Neuropsychology and Neurolinguis.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biological Perspectives on Language
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262031019
• ISBN 13: 9780262031011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Profoundly influenced by the analyses, of contemporary linguistics, these original contributions bring a number of different views to bear on important issues in a controversial area of study. The linguistic structures and language-related processes the book deals with are for the most part central (syntactic structures, phonological representations, semantic readings) rather than peripheral (acousticphonetic structures and the perception and production of these structures) aspects of language. Each section contains a summarizing introduction.

Section I takes up issues at the interface of linguistics and neurology: The Concept of a Mental Organ for Language; Neural Mechanisms, Aphasia, and Theories of Language; Brain-based and Non-brain-based Models of Language; Vocal Learning and Its Relation to Replaceable Synapses and Neurons.

Section II presents linguistic and psycholinguistic issues: Aspects of Infant Competence and the Acquisition of Language; the Linguistic Analysis of Aphasic Syndromes; the Clinical Description of Aphasia (Linguistic Aspects); The Psycholinguistic Interpretation of Aphasias; The Organization of Processing Structure for Language Production; and The Neuropsychology of Bilingualism.

Section III deals with neural issues: Where is the Speech Area and Who has Seen It? Determinants of Recovery from Aphasia; Anatomy of Language; Lessons from Comparative Anatomy; Event Related Potentials and Language; Neural Models and Very Little About Language.

David Caplan, M.D. edited Biological Studies of Mental Processes (MIT Press 1980), and is a member of the editorial staff of two prestigious journals, Cognition and Brain & Behavorial Sciences, He works at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Andre Roch Lecours is Professor of Neurology and Allan Smith Professor of Physiology, both at the University of Montreal. The book is in the series, Studies in Neuropsychology and Neurolinguistics.

About the Author

David Caplan is Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Communication at Boston University, Associate Neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT.