Explaining pragmatic performance in traumatic brain injury: A process perspective on communicative errors

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-83

  Bosco, Francesca M ^a,b   Angeleri, Romina ^a   Sacco, Katiuscia ^a,b,c   Bara, Bruno G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Neuroscience Institute of Turin   (Italy)

^c CCS fMRI Neuroradiology at Koelliker Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHONETICS; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DISORDER; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPREHENSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHONETICS; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DISORDER; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923036409     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12114     Document Type: Article

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