Clinical Aphasiology - Future Directions : A Festschrift for Chris Code

by Ball, Martin J.; Damico, Jack Samual

• ISBN13: 9781841696706
• ISBN10: 1841696706
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book presents a collection of cutting edge work from leading researchers and clinicians around the world on a range of topics within Clinical Aphasiology. However, more than this, the volume is also a tribute to Chris Code, one of the foremost scholars in the field. Professor Code has made a galvanizing impact on the field: as a savant, a motivator and an impresario of trends which have resulted in several significant developments in the field. In the first chapter of this book the editors outline the considerable contributions Chris Code has made to the area. The remaining contents have been divided into three main approaches to the study of aphasia, reflecting Professor Code?s own interests. First are the contributions that fall under the heading of Conceptual Considerations . These are mainly interdisciplinary in nature, spanning linguistics, phonetics, psychology and neurology, as well as social aspects communication disorders. The second section of the book deals with ResearchConsiderations , with chapters ranging from how the study of disrupted communication can inform models of normal language processing, through tone production and processing in speakers with aphasia, to anomia and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Each of these chapters explores different aspects of research methodology, including quantitative and qualitative research. The final section of the collection deals with Clinical Considerations ; the chapters here cover counselling, computerized training, cultural and linguistic diversity in aphasia, right hemisphere disorders, and communication problems in the dementias. Clinical Aphasiology will be an invaluable tool for both students and practitioners in speech and language pathology, psychology, neurology, and related fields.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chris Code's Contribution to Aphasiology

Conceptual Considerations

Investigations in Speech and Language and Related Disorders: Crossing the Boundaries between Disciplines a tribute to Chris Code

Independent Evidence for the Unification of Explanatory Paradigms in the Neurosciences

The Social and Neuropsychological Underpinnings of Communication Disorders after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Social Validation of Recovery in Aphasia

Interactional Aphasia: Principles and Practices Oriented to Social Intervention

Research Considerations

From the Study of Language Dysfunction and Handicap to a Better Understanding of Linguistic Processing in Normality

Production and Perception of Word Tones in Patients with Brain Damage

Subcortical Aphasia: Historical Perspective and Contemporary Thinking

Mechanisms of Lexical Selection and the Anomias

Repetitive Verbal Behaviours in PML: An Exploratory Study of Conversation

Multiparty Interactions in Aphasia

Stroke Stories: Conveying Emotive Experiences in Aphasia

Clinical Considerations

Counseling Families and Adults with Speech and Language Disorders: The View from a Wellness Perspective

Cultural Dimensions of Aphasia: Adding Diversity and Flexibility to the Equation

Assessment of Aphasia in a Multi-lingual World

Computerized Aphasia Treatment Outcomes Research: The Past and a Proposal

Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Advanced Communication Training Perspectives

The Future of our Knowledgeabout Communication Impairments Following a Right-hemisphere Lesion

Progressive Language and Speech Disorders in Dementia

Author Index

Subject Index

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