Neuropragmatics

The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 61-78

  Stemmer, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions and aspects of pragmatics; Damage to right hemisphere (RHD) and communication problems; language problems in left hemisphere damage and communication problems in right hemisphere damage; Neuropragmatics and clinical populations; Pragmatic abilities in RHD patients; Pragmatic behavior and brain; Study of pragmatics and long tradition in philosophy and linguistics; Traumatic brain injury (TBI); Williams syndrome (WS) and Down syndrome (DS) patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149439091     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444301007.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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