Why the Left Hemisphere Is Dominant for Speech Production: Connecting the Dots

Evidence from seemingly disparate areas of speech/language research is reviewed to form a unified theoretical account for why the left hemisphere is specialized for speech production. Research findings from studies investigating hemispheric lateralization of infant babbling, the primacy of the sylla...

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Main Author: Harvey Martin Sussman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Biolinguistics 2015-12-01
Series:Biolinguistics
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Online Access:http://biolinguistics.eu/index.php/biolinguistics/article/view/371