Treating Aphasia and Other Speech Disorders

This book discusses an alternative approach to treatment of aphasia and other speech disorders, using Shakespearean text. The book discusses 4 case studies and lists in detail how various passages, carefully chosen from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, can help persons suffering from speech disorders. The book also proposes some new terminology for expanding the areas of language in the brain. There is ample material for therapists and speech-language pathologists, who can help those who suffer from speech problems. This work takes forward the ongoing researches which show that reading Shakespeare boosts brain activity.

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Dr. Nilanko Mallik is an alumnus of Presidency College, Kolkata (now Presidency University, Kolkata) and Arizona State University. His areas of research are Neurolinguistics, Shakespeare in Performance and Children's Literature. He has authored several academic books.