This is a comprehensive, interpretive account of aphasia written to appeal to a broad audience. It combines historical, anatomic, and psychological approaches toward understanding the nature of aphasia. Included is a discussion of the brain-language relationship, the symptoms and syndromes common to aphasia, and alternative approaches to classification.

• Integrates phenomenology of aphasic symptoms with the anatomy of language and current theories of brain-language relations
• Traces history of aphasic theory, from pre-Broca to contemporary theory
• Provides detailed review of manifestations of aphasia in every language modality
• Contains critical analysis of neurolinguistic inter-relations