Clinical neurolinguistics still lacks consolidated and standardised tools for the assessment of
impairments of pragmatics of verbal communication. In the present paper we present norms …

Background: The field of pragmatic impairments of verbal communication in cerebrally
damaged subjects dates back almost three decades. However, a systematic investigation of …

Aim of the present study is to provide a multifocal assessment of pragmatic abilities in
patients with right hemisphere damage (RHD). Pragmatics refers to the ability to use …

The aim of the present study is to compare the pragmatic ability of right-and left-hemisphere-
damaged patients excluding the possible interference of linguistic deficits. To this aim, we …

Pragmatic communication abilities refer to the capacity to use language in a social context.
Despite evidence to the contrary, the left cerebral hemisphere of the majority of right handers …

[The impact of lesions in the right hemisphere on linguistic skills: theoretical and clinical
perspectives]. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe PMC …

Formal and functional approaches to pragmatics are based upon different assumptions
about the nature of the language system. This paper examines these approaches to …

Background: Pragmatics is appropriate use of language across a variety of social contexts
that provides accurate interpretation of intentions. The occurrence of the right hemisphere …

A Hebrew adaptation of Gardner and Brownell's (1986)“Right Hemisphere Communication
Battery”(HRHCB) was administered to 27 right brain-damaged (RBD) patients, 31 left brain …

Nature and assessment of right hemisphere disorders Page 371 OBJECTIVES The reader will
be able to: 1. Define coarse semantic coding and identify two communicative forms or functions …