Neuropragmatics: Neuropsychological constraints on formal theories of dialogue

Brain and Language

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-49

  Bara, Bruno G ^c   Tirassa, Maurizio ^b   Zettin, Marina ^a  

^a Presidio Ospedaliero Ausiliatrice   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; SPEECH; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0031214540     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.1997.1812     Document Type: Article

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