Syllabus
introduction: special data in linguistic theory; aphasia between linguistics, aphasiology, and neuroscience language in the mind - language in the brain; neuroanatomy of language aphasia and langauge disorders research of language in aphasia aphasia in a cross-linguistic perspective; czech, english, and beyond aphasia and the mental lexicon aphasia and grammar: the agrammatism debate discourse in aphasia aphasia and linguistic theory
Annotation
This course is intended as a general introduction to the study of language in aphasia, a cluster of acquired neurogenic language impairments. Beginning with the definition and classification of aphasia, the course will address the manifestations of aphasia on different levels of linguistic structure (phonology and lexicon, morphology and syntax, discourse).
We will work with original, corpus data and reported results. Two general topics will be in focus.
First, we will discuss different models of language in aphasia, comparing generative approaches and usage-based approaches. Second, we will focus on the design and the research process in the study of aphasia.