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CONTENTS

Contributors = ⅸ

Preface = xi

PART Ⅰ Introduction

 Chapter 1 Word­Finding Deficits in Aphasia : Brain­Behavior Relations and Clinical Symptomatology / Harold Goodglass ; Arthur Wingfield

  A Question of Definition = 5

  Clinical Forms of Anomia = 6

  Clues from Error Patterns in Aphasic Naming Failures = 9

  Types of Paraphasia = 11

  Explanatory Models = 15

  Organization of this Volume = 24

  References = 25

PART Ⅱ Anatomical and Theoretical Considerations in Anomia

 Chapter 2 Models of Naming / Barry Gordon

  Introduction = 31

  The Nature of the Task = 34

  The Psychological and Neural Components of Naming = 37

  Neuroanatomic Localization = 42

  Further Decomposition and Its Limits = 43

  Between­Stage Interactions = 44

  Same­Stage Feedback = 47

  Within­Stage Processing = 49

  Neural Mechanisms = 53

  Future issues and Summary = 56

  References = 57

 Chapter 3 On the Neurology of Naming / Daniel Tranel ; Hanna Damasio ; Antonio R. Damasio

  Introduction = 65

  Retrieval of Words for Nonunique Concrete Entities = 67

  Retrieval of Words for Unique Concrete Entities = 76

  Retrieval of Words for Actions : Preliminary Evidence = 80

  Concluding Remarks = 85

  References = 86

PART Ⅲ Dissociations and Other Naming Phenomena

 Chapter 4 Modality­Specific Lexical Dissociations / R. De BIeser

  Introductions = 93

  From Modality­Specific to Supramodal = 94

  A Return to Modality Specificity = 98

  From Sequential Stage Models to Connectionist Models of Naming = 108

  References = 110

 Chapter 5 Proper­Name­Specific Aphasias / Carlo Semenza

  The Specificity and the Importance of Proper Names = 115

  The Theoretical Backgound = 116

  The Experimental Literature = 117

  Neuropsycho logical Findings = 119

  Anatomical Lesions and the Localization of Functions = 125

  The Arbitrary Link Hypothesis = 126

  Locating the Functional Lesions in Proper­Name Anomia and an Account of Proper­Name Production = 127

  More Complex Phenomena and Identity­Specific Semantics = 130

  References = 132

PART Ⅳ Life Span Perspectives on Anomia : Clinical and Therapeutic Considerations

 Chapter 6 Naming Disorders in Children / Paula Menyuk

  Introduction = 137

  Lexical Acquisition in Normally Developing Children = 138

  Lexical Problems of Children with Diagnosed Lesion = 144

  Naming Problems in Specficaily Language­lmpaired Children = 155

  Some Tentative Conclusions = 161

  References = 162

 Chapter 7 Naming in Nonmal Aging and Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type / Marjorie Nicholas ; Christine Barth ; Loraine K. Obler ; Rhoda Au ; Martin L. Albert

  Introduction = 166

  Naming in Normal Aging = 166

  Naming in Dementia of the AIzheimer's Type = 176

  General Conclusions = 183

  References = 184

 Chapter 8 Treatment of Aphasic Naming Problems / Nancy HeIm­Estabrooks

  Functional Reorganization and Deblocking Therapies for Naming = 192

  Cognitive Theory­Driven Approaches to Treatment of Naming = 196

  Concluding Thoughts on Naming Therapy = 199

  References = 201

 Chapter 9 Summary of the Volume / Harold Goodglass ; Arthur Wingfield = 203

Author Index = 211

Subject Index = 221