Clinical Note: Acquired Pragmatic Impairments and Aphasia

摘要: Recent advances in the field of communication sciences have led to description acquired disorders affecting pragmatic skills patients with brain damage. The present article discusses impact such findings on clinical concept aphasia. Through reference a number articles contained this Special Issue, it must be reiterated that and other linguistic components abilites are two sides same coin-that language-and intimately interrelated. It is also argued difference between traditional (e.g., syntax) language cannot explained simple terms as former being subserved only by processes latter cognitive processes. Pragmatic thus considered part language. evolution has direct Indeed, if aphasia corresponds an impairment language, then impairments inclusion does not hold when they occur within frame classic types aphasia, but isolation. Consequently, new type aphasia-pragmatic aphasia-should defined order describe condition those individuals suffering from reported among right-hemisphere-damaged right-handers. concluded recent around should followed per se.