Karen Emmorey

Language, Cognition, and the Brain

Insights From Sign Language Research

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The answers provide insight into what constrains grammatical form, language processing, linguistic working memory, and hemispheric specialization for language. The study of signed languages allows researchers to address questions about the nature of lingusitic and cognitive systems that otherwise could not be easily addressed.

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Intro to Amer Sign Lang w/ focus on psychological processes involvd in its acquistion & use, as well as the brain bases of ASL. An upper- level txt w/ readership among researchers in cognitve psych & cognitve neuroscience, language & linguistics, speech,

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 767g
• ISBN-13: 9780805833980
• ISBN-10: 0805833986
• Artikelnr.: 21142331

Autorenporträt

Emmorey, Karen

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Introduction. The Structure of American Sign Language:
Linguistic Universals and Modality Effects. The Confluence of Language and
Space. Psycholinguistic Studies of Sign Perception, Online Processing, and
Production. Sign Language Acquisition. The Critical Period Hypothesis and
the Effects of Late Language Acquisition. Memory for Sign Language:
Implications for the Structure of Working Memory. The Impact of Sign
Language Use on Visuospatial Cognition. Sign Language and the Brain.
Appendices: Handshapes in American Sign Language. Linguistic Distinctions
Among Communication Forms in Nicaragua.