The Use of Discourse Analysis in Neurolinguistics: Some Findings from the Narratives of Hemidecorticate Adolescents.

Newman, Jean E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ345568

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Use of Discourse Analysis in Neurolinguistics: Some Findings from the Narratives of Hemidecorticate Adolescents.

Newman, Jean E.; And Others

Topics in Language Disorders, v7 n1 p31-44 Dec 1986

The different functions of the brain hemispheres as they relate to discourse analysis of narratives are examined through review of studies of the narratives of hemidecorticate (a disconnection of the two brain hemispheres) adolescents. Focus is on the role of pragmatics, discourse processing, and the use of pronouns. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Discourse Analysis, Narration, Neurological Impairments, Pragmatics, Pronouns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Narrative Discourse: Development and Disorders. For related information, see EC 191 220-227.