A Linguistic Investigation of Aphasic Chinese Speech

Preface. 1: Introduction. 1.1. Recasting Typology-dependent Theories. 1.2. Issues in Aphasia Theory. 1.3. Language Structure Reconsidered. 1.4. Summary of Goals. 2: A Brief Mandarin Grammar. 2.1. Phonology. 2.2. Morphology: Word Formation in Mandarin. 2.3. Syntax. 2.4. Discourse and Pragmatics. 3: Speech Analysis. 3.1. Subject #1: Li Xinzheng. 3.2. Subject #2: Guo Jiande. 3.3. Subject #3: Yang Xifeng. 3.4. Subject #4: Zheng Youjuan. 3.5. Patient Summary. 4: Discussion. 4.1. Significant Findings. 4.2. Aphasia Syndrome Diagnostic for Chinese. 4.3. Agrammatism in Chinese. 4.4. The Nature of Agrammatism. 4.5. A Modular Explanation of Aphasia Syndromes. 4.6. Aphasia Theory Reconsidered. 4.7. Summary and Conclusion. Bibliography. A: Subject Transcripts. A.1. Interlinear Translation of Li Xinzheng. A.2. Interlinear Translation of Guo Jiande. A.3. Interlinear Translation of Yang Xifeng. A.4. Interlinear Translation of Zheng Youjuan. Name Index. Subject Index.