In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 98, No. 10 ( 2001-05-08), p. 5933-5936
Abstract:
Spoken language is one of the most compact and structured ways to
convey information. The linguistic ability to structure individual words into larger sentence units permits speakers to express a nearly
unlimited range of meanings. This ability is rooted in speakers' knowledge of syntax and in the corresponding process of syntactic
encoding. Syntactic encoding is highly automatized, operates largely outside of conscious awareness, and overlaps closely in time with
several other processes of language production. With the use of positron emission tomography we investigated the cortical activations
during spoken language production that are related to the syntactic encoding process. In the paradigm of restrictive scene description,
utterances varying in complexity of syntactic encoding were elicited. Results provided evidence that the left Rolandic operculum, caudally
adjacent to Broca's area, is involved in both sentence-level and local (phrase-level) syntactic encoding during speaking.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0027-8424
,
1091-6490
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.101118098
Language:
English
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date:
2001
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1461794-8
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11
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