Aphasia in bilinguals and ASL signers: Implications for a theoretical model of neurolinguistic processing based on a review and synthesis of the literature

Abstract

A comprehensive understanding of language organization in the brain, it is argued, necessitates additional research on both language-particular characteristics and the issue of bilingualism. An analysis of current research on aphasia in bilinguals and American Sign Language (ASL) signers is presented. Central to the presentation is the need for future research to be conducted within the framework advocated.