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9780791089521

Speech And Language

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791089521

  • ISBN10:

    0791089525

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-01-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

This Gray Matter guide explores the ways we learn to speak and use language. The author reveals how and why children are able to develop language skills quickly, pinpoints the regions of the brain involved in coordinating speech and language, and describes various disorders that can disrupt language development. Speech and Language covers sign language and second languages, in addition to spoken language.

Table of Contents

Language: A Uniquely Human Toolp. 1
Language Developmentp. 3
The Nature Versus Nurture Debate of Languagep. 14
Language Centers of the Human Brainp. 26
Subcortical Regions Involved in Speech Productionp. 40
Sign Language and Second Languagesp. 49
Language and Thoughtp. 61
Speech Disordersp. 69
Speech and Language Impairments Resulting from Brain Damagep. 80
Disorders with a Speech/Language Componentp. 91
Notesp. 105
Glossaryp. 107
Bibliographyp. 112
Further Readingp. 116
Indexp. 118
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This Gray Matter guide explores the ways we learn to speak and use language. The author reveals how and why children are able to develop language skills quickly, pinpoints the regions of the brain involved in coordinating speech and language, and describes various disorders that can disrupt language development. Speech and Language covers sign language and second languages, in addition to spoken language.

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