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Aphasiological Evidence for Five Linguistic Hypotheses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2026

Marc L. Schnitzer
Marc L. Schnitzer*
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Pennsylvania State University
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Abstract

Aphasiological evidence is presented in support of various linguistic hypotheses. The transmodal performances of an aphasic subject provide clear evidence in favor of performative analysis, discourse rules, a copula-creation rule for English, the partial independence of syntax and semantics, and the function of pronouns as pure variables. The possible contribution of neurolinguistics to linguistic theory is evaluated.

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Language , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , June 1974 , pp. 300 - 315
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Copyright © 1974 Linguistic Society of America

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