Fluent Aphasia [Paperback]

This book provides a detailed, informative description of fluent aphasia, a disorder that severely impairs language.Fluent aphasia is a language disorder that follows brain damage, severely impairing the patient's ability to communicate. In this informative and up-to-date study, Susan Edwards provides a detailed description of fluent aphasia, by drawing on a range of research data, and by comparing fluent aphasia with other types of aphasia as well as with normal language. Extensive examples of aphasic speech are given, and the progress of one fluent aphasic speaker is discussed in detail. Written by an internationally-renowned expert, this book will invaluable to linguists and practitioners alike.Fluent aphasia is a language disorder that follows brain damage, severely impairing the patient's ability to communicate. In this informative and up-to-date study, Susan Edwards provides a detailed description of fluent aphasia, by drawing on a range of research data, and by comparing fluent aphasia with other types of aphasia as well as with normal language. Extensive examples of aphasic speech are given, and the progress of one fluent aphasic speaker is discussed in detail. Written by an internationally-renowned expert, this book will invaluable to linguists and practitioners alike.Fluent aphasia is a language disorder that follows brain damage, severely impairing the patient's ability to communicate. Internationally renowned Susan Edwards provides a detailed description of fluent aphasia by drawing on a range of research data and comparing the condition with other types of aphasia as well as with normal language. Extensive examples of aphasic speech are given, and the progress of one fluent aphasic speaker is discussed in detail.1. Fluent aphasia: identification and classic descriptions; 2. Descriptions of fluent aphasia; 3. Assessment and fluent aphasia; 4. Connected fluent aphasic speech; 5. Non-fluent and fluent aphasic speech; 6. Comprehension and processing probl�