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Book: A Short Introduction to the Study of Language

Chapter: Abnormal Language

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.35939

Blurb:

1 Introduction
2 Language and the Brain
2.1 Brain Scans
2.2 Compound Words in the Brain
3 Aphasia
3.1 Broca's Aphasia
3.2 Wernicke's Aphasia
4 Specific Language Impairment (SLI)
5 Stuttering
6 Language Isolation
6.1 Genie
6.2 Chelsea
7 A Language Savant
8 Conclusion
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Chapter Contributors

  • Ellen Thompson (thompson@fiu.edu - ethompson) 'Florida International University'