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Language and the Brain: Representation and Processing

Grodzinsky, Yosef; Shapiro, Lewis P.; Swinney, David

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Table of contents
  • Contentsvii
  • Contributorsxiii
  • Prefacexv
  • In Dedication to Edgar Basil Zurifxix
  • Part I: Architecture of the Language System1
  • Chapter 1. Fodorian Modularity and Representational Modularity3
  • Problems With Fodorian Modularity On The Input Side4
  • What is the Output of Language Perception?8
  • Representational Modularity11
  • Differences Between F-Modularity and Representational Modularity17
  • The Bidomain Specificity of Interface Modules19
  • The Relation of Processing to the Linguist's Grammar22
  • Degrees of Modularity25
  • References28
  • Chapter 2. Remarks on the Architecture of Language Processing Systems31
  • THe Goals of the Discussion31
  • A Background Assumption31
  • Some Experimental Examples and Perspectives from Parsing Studies32
  • The Electrophysiological Record39
  • Language Production Study43
  • Another Path: Language Production as a Comprehension Filter47
  • Summary Remarks62
  • References65
  • Part II: The Comprehension† Production Interface71
  • Chapter 3. Overarching Agrammatism73
  • Production: A Tree-Pruning Hypothesis75
  • Receptive Abilities: A Restrictive Trace-Deletion Hypothesis79
  • Overarching Agrammatism Examined82
  • A Tribute To Edgar Zurif84
  • References85
  • Chapter 4. Speech Perception, Conduction Aphasia, and the Functional Neuroanatomy of Language87
  • Introduction87
  • Evidence for Bilateral Organization of Speech Perception Systems90
  • Evidence for Left Posterior Supratemporal Plane Participation in Speech Production93
  • Relation Between Phonological Encoding, Repetition, and Naming Deficits in Conduction Aphasia95
  • Other Areas Previously Implicated in Speech Perception May Reflect A Network Supporting Auditory–m96
  • Implications for Anatomical Models of Language97
  • Summary101
  • References102
  • Chapter 5. Overarching Agrammatism: When Comprehension Involves Production105
  • Introduction105
  • Experiment 1107
  • Experiment 2112
  • General Discussion115
  • References119
  • Part III: The Memory–Language Interface121
  • Chapter 6. Verbal Working Memory and Its Connections to Language Processing123
  • Introduction123
  • Neuroimaging Studies of Working Memory124
  • Verbal Working Memory and Language Processing128
  • Other Kinds of Working Memories for Language Understanding133
  • Summary138
  • References139
  • Chapter 7. Sentence Memory in Amnesia143
  • Introduction143
  • Encoding Deficits144
  • Retrieval of Stored Material145
  • Sentence Comprehension146
  • Conclusions151
  • References153
  • Part IV: The Lexical–Structural Interface155
  • Chapter 8. Toward a Neurochemistry of Naming and Anomia157
  • Neurochemistry of Output Anomia158
  • Neurochemistry of Lexical Semantic Anomia160
  • Conclusions162
  • References163
  • Chapter 9. Language Deficits in Broca's and Wernicke's Aphasia: A Singular Impairment167
  • Introduction167
  • Theoretical Framework169
  • Lexical Processing Deficits in Aphasia170
  • Syntactic Deficits in Aphasia: A Preliminary Proposal175
  • Semantic Integration179
  • References181
  • Chapter 10. Right Hemisphere Contributions to Understanding Lexical Connotation and Metaphor185
  • Introduction185
  • Neuropsychological Investigation of Connotation188
  • Neuropsychological Investigation of Metaphor191
  • Summary and Some Unresolved Issues195
  • References199
  • Chapter 11. Aspects of Lexical Access: Evidence from Aphasia203
  • Modality-Specific Deficits204
  • The Organization of the Lexical System: Must We Postulate Modality-Neutral Lexical Nodes?210
  • The Organization of the Lexical System: Morphology in Spoken and Written Language215
  • Evaluating Computational Models Of Lexical Access In Aphasia219
  • How Good a Fit?221
  • And If the Fits had been Good?222
  • The Globality Assumption and the Data from Modality-Specific Lexical Deficits224
  • Conclusion225
  • References226
  • Chapter 12. Using the Recording of Event-Related Brain Potentials in the Study of Sentence Processin229
  • Introduction229
  • Event-Related Brain Potentials and Semantic Processing231
  • Event-Related Brain Potentials and Grammatical Processing232
  • Slow Potentials in the Study of Language Processing260
  • Conclusion262
  • References264
  • Chapter 13. Grammatical Gender Is Not Always Syntactic267
  • The Nature of Grammatical Gender268
  • How Does a Speaker Know A Word'S Gender?269
  • Conclusions271
  • References272
  • Chapter 14. The Time-Course of Lexical Access and the Role of Context: Converging Evidence from Norm273
  • Preface273
  • Introduction274
  • The Basic Evidence275
  • Lexical Access And Context Effects: Evidence from Neurologically Involved and Non-Neurologically Inv285
  • Differential Cerebral Hemispheric Contributions to Lexical Access (and Context Effects)287
  • An Integrated View of Lexical Access and Context Effects: Converging Evidence from Normal and Aphasi289
  • References290
  • Part V: The Syntax–Discourse Interface293
  • Chapter 15. Comprehension of Discourse- Linked and Non-Discourse- Linked Questions by Children and B295
  • Introduction295
  • Background298
  • Experimental Results301
  • Consistency with Other Findings308
  • Conclusions311
  • References311
  • Chapter 16. Positron Emission Tomographic Studies of Syntactic Processing315
  • Methods316
  • Experiments with Young Subjects Using Relative Clauses322
  • Experiments with Young Subjects Using Active and Passive Sentences322
  • Experiments with Elderly Subjects Using Relative Clauses322
  • Discussion323
  • References325
  • Chapter 17. Canonicity in Broca's Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Psychological Verbs327
  • Psychological Verbs330
  • The Argument Linking Hypothesis334
  • Predictions by the Trace Deletion Hypothesis and the Argument Linking Hypothesis337
  • Previous and New Empirical Evidence Previous Evidence341
  • Discussion and Conclusions345
  • References348
  • Chapter 18. A Simple Argument for Subject Gaps351
  • References354
  • Chapter 19. Some Recent Investigations of Gap Filling in Normal Listeners: Implications for Normal a357
  • Study 1: Vp–Ellipsis357
  • The Present Study360
  • Study 2: Wh-Questions364
  • Experiment 1: Who and What Questions369
  • Experiment 2: Which-NP Questions372
  • References375
  • Index377
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780123042606
  • ISBN-13 9780080535371
  • Author Grodzinsky, Yosef; Shapiro, Lewis P.; Swinney, David
  • Category Medical
  • Subject Neuroscience

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The study of language has increasingly become an area of interdisciplinary interest. Not only is it studied by speech specialists and linguists, but by psychologists and neuroscientists as well, particularly in understanding how the brain processes meaning. This book is a comprehensive look at sentence processing as it pertains to the brain, with contributions from individuals in a wide array of backgrounds, covering everything from language acquisition to lexical and syntactic processing, speech pathology, memory, neuropsychology, and brain imaging.