Acquired Speech and Language Disorders - A neuroanatomical.
Cite this chapter as: Murdoch B.E. (1990) Bostonian and Lurian aphasia syndromes. In: Acquired Speech and Language Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA.
Acquired language disorders: a case-based approach (2nd edition). San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing Inc. Unit Schedule. SPH311 Acquired Speech and Language Disorders: Lecture Schedule, S2 2019 (Lectures held on Friday from 12pm to 3pm in 4 Western Road, Tutorial room 320) Week. Date. Topic. Lecturer. 1.
Bruce E. Murdoch is the author of Motor Speech Disorders (3.50 avg rating, 2 ratings, 0 reviews, published 2011), Acquired Speech and Language Disorders.
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An acquired language disorder is a condition where a person develops issues with speech or language following an injury or an illness. Things like a stroke or a brain tumor can cause issues with.
Besides speech, sign language (cf. Chapter 9) can also be affected by acquired language disorders. Acquired language disorders can affect phonology, syntax, lexical memory, or semantics and can also affect the ability to read and write. Most commonly, symptoms derive from neurological damage to the left hemisphere of the brain.
Professor Bruce Murdoch is currently the Head of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Queensland. He is an internationally recognized authority on acquired speech and language disorders of neurological origin.