The statement, The right hemisphere (RH) processes language - while not exactly revolutionary - still provokes vigorous debate. It often elicits the argument that anything the RH does with language is not linguistic but paralinguistic. The resistance to the notion of RH language processing persists despite the fact that even the earliest observers of left hemisphere (LH) language specialization posited some role for the RH in language processing, and evidence attesting to various RH language processes has steadily accrued for more than 30 years.