Both knowledge and discourse are fundamental notions in the humanities and social
sciences. It is therefore surprising that so little detailed research has been done on the …

The narrative skills of nonaphasic individuals with right hemisphere damage (RHD) were
compared with those of a group of healthy participants. All participants scored within the …

Many children and adults experience significant breakdown in the use of language. The
resulting pragmatic disorders present a considerable barrier to effective communication …

Background: Language and communication are fundamental to the human experience, and,
traditionally, spoken language is studied as an isolated skill. However, before propositional …

Discurso y conocimiento se trata de un libro sobre las maneras que tienen los usuarios del
lenguaje en gestionar el conocimiento en el discurso. Trata sobre el tipo de conocimiento …

Background Right hemisphere communication disorders are neither consistently labelled
nor adequately defined. Labels associated with right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) are …

Spoken language production theories and lesion studies highlight several important
prelinguistic conceptual preparation processes involved in the production of cohesive and …

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 …

Purpose: Right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) commonly causes pragmatic language
disorders that are apparent in discourse production. Specific characteristics and approaches …

This study examined the effects of right brain-damage (RBD) on oral discourse production
using a multi-layered discourse processing model. Narrative and procedural discourse …