In a message dated 2/9/05 11:15:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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A side
question: a few years ago I read about research that suggestedthat there
are some fundamental differences between ASL and "ordinary"languages, such
that people who grow up speaking ASL exclus
Marc Carter asked
"A side question: .[snip] that people who grow up speaking ASL exclusively
tend
not to read at the usual (age, peer, etc.) level. ASL is far more
spatial than spoken (or written) language, and something about that
spatial character generates differences in the way language
I have had that opportunity ... unfortunately. Over 25 years ago while in
college, a Cuban friend who was already quite fluent in English either
developed an aneurysm which eventually burst or had a stroke of some sort
(I forget the details). Anyhow, he became aphasic and could only
articulat
Something I and my students find interesting is the rare case of aphasia in
polyglots (people who are multilingual). I have gone back to some of the
earlier writings on aphasia as cited in Hecaen and Albert (1976), and find it
fascinating that someone who is multilingual may lose their "mother t
Yes, this fits with what I know; namely, that there is no type of language,
other than just a compilation of haphazard pieces of language--the
organizational structure of language is disrupted. This applies both to
receptive and productive language. However, when there is a conduction deficit,
ation official said, "That's a fair
inference."
LA Times, 3 Feb 2005
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From: Tom Allaway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 10:10 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Re: student question: Broca's & W
I thought it had been pretty well established that the
key ingredient for real language was syntax. ASL has it, and
is a true language. The symboling chimps appear not to have
it (although there is still a minority who believe they do). Pidgins
don't have it, creoles do. Bickerton suggest
Marc: And I might not be able to read or write or speak, but might be
able to use symbols to communicate (I think here of chimps and other
non-human primates).
Rick: Wow! I didn't know politicians knew how to use symbols to
communicate!
--
Rick Adams.
Capella University
Grand Canyon University
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Cc: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: RE: student question: Broca's & Wernicke's Areas
Rick,
What you are explaining is exactly what the students were saying. What
do we define as language? This is where I became unclear as to what the
damage actually meant. I couldn&#
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From: Tom Allaway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 9:50 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Re: student question: Broca's & Wernicke's Areas
I think your student doesn't understand how central to language these
I think your student doesn't understand how central to language
these areas are. Someone with damage to Broca's area would not be
making up their own language, because they haven't just lost their
original language, they've lost the processing areas necessary for any
language. Similarly, if s
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