Author: Sam DukerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speech
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Time-compressed Speech
Language Intervention Strategies in Adult Aphasia
Author: Roberta ChapeyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1224
Book Description
This newly revised and updated Fourth Edition continues to focus on speech therapy, addressing concerns that aid in the rehabilitation and recovery of aphasia patients. Topics include: assessment of language and communication, principles of language intervention, restorative approaches to language intervention, cognitive neuropsychological approach implications, functional intervention, and treatment for each syndrome. Other approaches and therapy for associated neuropathologies of speech and language related functions are also discussed. For more information, visit http: //connection.LWW.com/go/chapey.
Speech and Language
Author: Norman J. LassPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 148321995X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Speech and Language: Advances in Basic Research and Practice, Volume 7 presents contributions that discuss a wide array of topics on speech and language processes and pathologies. This volume contains 11 contributions focusing on a broad range of topics on speech and language. Topics discussed in the book include auditory processing deficits in aphasic individuals and the factors that influence their performance; the functioning of the auditory system in stutterers; speech training aids for the deaf; and techniques for the assessment of language abilities in children. The morphological structure and mechanical properties of the vocal fold; the factors which participate in determining the location of a boundary signal and its amplitude; and the assessment and remediation of communication behavior in moderately retarded developmentally disabled adults are likewise covered extensively. Linguists, speech pathologists, and other language experts will find the book very insightful and informative.
Language beyond Words: The Neuroscience of Accent
Author: Ignacio Moreno-TorresPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889451070
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Language learning also implies the acquisition of a set of phonetic rules and prosodic contours which define the accent in that language. While often considered as merely accessory, accent is an essential component of psychological identity as it embodies information on origin, culture, and social class. Speaking with a non-standard (foreign) accent is not inconsequential because it may negatively impact communication and social adjustment. Nevertheless, the lack of a formal definition of accent may explain that, as compared with other aspects of language, it has received relatively little attention until recently. During the past decade there has been increasing interest in the analysis of accent from a neuroscientific perspective. This e-book integrates data from different scientific frameworks. The reader will find fruitful research on new models of accent processing, how learning a new accent proceeds, and the role of feedback on accent learning in healthy subjects. In addition, information on accent changes in pathological conditions including developmental and psychogenic foreign accent syndromes as well as the description of a new variant of foreign accent syndrome is also included. It is anticipated that the articles in this e-book will enhance the understanding of accent as a linguistic phenomenon, the neural networks supporting it and potential interventions to accelerate acquisition or relearning of native accents.
The Effects of Pause Time on Auditory Comprehension of Aphasic Subjects
Author: Betty Zoe LilesMapping Out the Processing Continuum in Aphasia
Author: Suzanne MoineauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aphasia
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Scientists and practitioners alike have long been interested in the nature of linguistic breakdown in individuals with aphasia. Throughout history, the predominant approach to classifying features of this disorder has been one of discrete categorization in a number of domains of processing. There has been an abundance of empirical evidence, however, to support claims that behaviors are more adequately viewed as continuous, and that processing in one domain is correlated to processing in other domains within the linguistic structure. Nonetheless, we continue to discuss functions as being impaired or remaining intact after injury, as if these were discrete states. Moreover, we look for these patterns both within and across domains as a way to try to distinguish one group of aphasic individuals from another. The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of lexical comprehension in individuals with aphasia. In particular, this work challenges claims that lexical function remains intact in certain populations of aphasics by examining lexical processing under degraded conditions. Two different types of exogenous stressors (low-pass filtering and time compression), and a combination of both were used in order to explore the differential impact on processing in the linguistic domain. These stressors, which are common conditions experienced in real world processing, and have also been claimed to mimic conditions often present in aging adults (hearing loss and cognitive slowing) are particularly interesting to explore in aphasic populations to get a better sense of what processing looks like under typical conditions. Additionally, this work aimed to explore the relationship between lexical and sentential processing in order to better understand the nature of breakdown across linguistic levels. The goal here was to investigate whether or not deficits are present in one domain with a sparing of functions in another. Results suggest that all aphasic individuals, irrespective of classification type, are vulnerable to breakdowns in lexical comprehension as compared to older adults when they are processing in less-than-optimal conditions. Furthermore, there was no evidence for a dissociation between levels of the linguistic system as performance at the lexical level was predictive of performance at the sentence level.
The Journal of Auditory Research
Author: Cumulated Index Medicus
Author: Journal of Speech and Hearing Research
Author: The Encyclopedia of Aging
Author: Linda S. Noelker, PhDPublisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826148441
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
Book Description
A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE ON GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS Since its inception in 1987, The Encyclopedia of Aging has proven to be the definitive resource for scholars and students across the burgeoning and increasingly interdisciplinary fields of gerontology and geriatrics. Like its three esteemed predecessors, the fourth edition contains concise, readable explorations of hundreds of terms, concepts, and issues related to the lives of older adults, as well as timely coverage of the many new programs and services for the elderly. Updated, under the distinguished stewardship of editor-in-chief Richard Schulz to reflect the infusion of new information across the scientific disciplines, this new edition brings readers up-to-the-moment significant advances in biology, physiology, genetics, medicine, psychology, nursing, social services, sociology, economics, technology, and political science. While retaining the format and standard of excellence that marked the first three editions, the fourth edition encompasses a wealth of new information from the social and health sciences. It contains the most current bibliography of an expanding literature, an exhaustive index, and extensive cross references. This much anticipated update of the field's most authoritative resource will take its place as an indispensable reference for specialists and non-specialists across a broad range of disciplines that now comprise the field of aging. SPRINGER--SERVING THE HEALTHCARE AND HELPING PROFESSIONS FOR MORE THAN 55 YEARS