A Linguistic Approach to the Study of Dyslexia (Communication Disorders Across Languages, 20)

This volume contributes to the growing body of research on developmental dyslexia, focusing on the disorder’s behavioural manifestations at different levels of the language system. It is organised into three sections that cover the three main vantage points from which the effects of dyslexia on communication can be observed:  neuropsychology, linguistics and the perspective of educators. Together, the chapters provide an insightful overview of the ways in which dyslexia impacts different components of language, including lexical and pragmatic abilities, and present data from experimental and applied research, with suggestions for the application of research-based data in both innovative and traditional language teaching, ways to rehabilitate reading dysfunctions, as well as  teacher training. The book will be essential reading for researchers and students investigating dyslexia, as well as foreign language teachers and professionals who work on the rehabilitation of linguistic performance dysfunctions in people with dyslexia.

Gloria Cappelli is Associate Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Pisa, Italy. She serves on the editorial board for several journals and book series including Education, Language and Communication Studies, Insights. The English Bookshelf and Multimodality of Communication.

Sabrina Noccetti is Assistant Professor in English Linguistics at the University of Pisa, Italy. Her research interests include language learning, dyslexia, morphology, semantics and pragmatics.