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Description:What does it feel like to wake up one day speaking with a foreign accent from a country one has never visited?Why does someone wake up doing this?This book seeks to portray the broad and diverse experiences of individuals with a rare neurological speech disorder called Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS). Through a combination of personal testimony and scientific commentary, the book aims to shed unprecedented light on the understanding of FAS by elucidating the complex links between how the brain produces speech, how listeners perceive speech and the role that accent plays in our perception of self and others.The first part of the book provides a comprehensive introduction to FAS and covers a number of key subject areas, including:The definition and phenomenology of FASA history of research on FASThe causes and psychosocial consequences of FASA guide to further reading and a glossary of specialized terms.The chapters in part two provide a unique insight into the condition through personal testimony and accounts from family members. This collection of 28 testimonies from across the world underlines the importance of listening carefully to patients explain their cases, and in their own words. The final section contains a questionnaire for use by clinicians to support case history taking.The authors are two leading global experts on FAS, and this is the first volume of its kind to provide such a broad and comprehensive examination of this rare and poorly understood condition. It will be of great interest to practising clinicians in neurology, psychiatry, psychology and speech and language therapy/pathology, as well as students in health disciplines relevant to neurorehabilitation, linguists and also to families and caregivers."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Foreign Accent Syndromes: The Stories People Have to Tell. To get started finding Foreign Accent Syndromes: The Stories People Have to Tell, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 244

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Psychology Press

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1317974050

Description: What does it feel like to wake up one day speaking with a foreign accent from a country one has never visited?Why does someone wake up doing this?This book seeks to portray the broad and diverse experiences of individuals with a rare neurological speech disorder called Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS). Through a combination of personal testimony and scientific commentary, the book aims to shed unprecedented light on the understanding of FAS by elucidating the complex links between how the brain produces speech, how listeners perceive speech and the role that accent plays in our perception of self and others.The first part of the book provides a comprehensive introduction to FAS and covers a number of key subject areas, including:The definition and phenomenology of FASA history of research on FASThe causes and psychosocial consequences of FASA guide to further reading and a glossary of specialized terms.The chapters in part two provide a unique insight into the condition through personal testimony and accounts from family members. This collection of 28 testimonies from across the world underlines the importance of listening carefully to patients explain their cases, and in their own words. The final section contains a questionnaire for use by clinicians to support case history taking.The authors are two leading global experts on FAS, and this is the first volume of its kind to provide such a broad and comprehensive examination of this rare and poorly understood condition. It will be of great interest to practising clinicians in neurology, psychiatry, psychology and speech and language therapy/pathology, as well as students in health disciplines relevant to neurorehabilitation, linguists and also to families and caregivers."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Foreign Accent Syndromes: The Stories People Have to Tell. To get started finding Foreign Accent Syndromes: The Stories People Have to Tell, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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