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Brains and Languages: A Survey of Neurolinguistics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2008

Jussi Niemi ,
Matti Laine  and
Jürgen Tesak
Jussi Niemi
Affiliation:
General Linguistics, University of Joensuu, F1N-80101 Joensuu, Finland, e-mail: [email protected];
Matti Laine
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology (720), Turku University Central Hospital, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland, e-mail: [email protected];
Jürgen Tesak
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Wundtlaan 1, NL-6525 XD Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and School of Logopedics, Klinik Bavaria Kreischa, Dresdner Strasse 12, D-01731 Kreischa, Germany.
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Abstract

Neurolinguistics, the study of language representations and processes in the human brain, is at the crossroads of fields of science such as linguistics, psychology, neuropsychology, and neurology. The present survey starts with a historical outline and continues with a review of recent studies on mental lexicon and syntax in aphasia. Those studies support the psychological reality of certain linguistic distinctions. We finish by mentioning some future trends in neurolinguistics.

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Nordic Journal of Linguistics , Volume 16 , Special Issue 2: Special issue on NEUROLINGUISTICS , December 1993 , pp. 83 - 98
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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