When a Native Becomes Foreign in his/her Own Homeland: A Review of the Foreign Accent Syndrome : A Review of the Foreign Accent Syndrome

FAS is a speech disorder characterized by changes to the normal speech patterns of the native language. This speech impairment is usually due to stroke or brain injury. Segmental, suprasegmental and prosodic features are altered. FAS speakers’ speech is perceived as foreign rather than disordered. I...

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Main Author: Guimaraes Svensson, Marieide
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för kommunikation och information 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-6168